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Tidy Tidbits with Tyler Moore | Tidy Up Your Life with Home Organization & Daily Routines

Tyler Moore, Tidy Dad

Welcome to Tidy Tidbits, the micro-podcast that helps you tidy up your life through home organization, decluttering, and simple daily routines. Tidy Dad (aka Tyler Moore) shares practical organizing tips, cleaning strategies, home systems, and realistic habits that make tidying feel doable, even for busy people. Tyler is a dad of three, a full-time New York City teacher, and the bestselling author of Tidy Up Your Life. He"s gone from scrubbing toilets to appearing on the Today Show, and now he"s

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#79 - How to Tackle a Never-Ending To-Do List with...

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2026/10/03

What if the goal isn’t to finally finish your to-do list, but to accept that you never will?In this episode, I’m talking with Jess Ekstrom, author of Making It Without Losing It, about the never-ending to-do list, why accomplishment rarely gives us the feeling we expect it to, and how to decide what actually deserves our time and attention.I also share my word for the year and ask Jess: Is that selfish?If you’ve ever thought, “Once I get through this, then I can relax,” this conversation is for

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6:56

#78 - Making The Case to Stop Doing All The Work |...

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2026/09/26

The planning. The decision-making. The meals. The work. The parenting. The exercise. The endless list of things you’re somehow supposed to fit into one day.In this solo episode, I’m taking my own advice from Tidy Up Your Life and revisiting one of my favorite ideas: Stop Doing All the Work.When life feels like too much, there are three ways to lighten the load: eliminate it, share it, or outsource it. I’m sharing examples of how I’m doing all three right now, from school lunches and household chores

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11:57

#77 - How to Stop Buying Things You Don’t Need with...

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2026/09/19

Tidy Tidbits #77 - How to Stop Buying Things You Don’t NeedIn this episode, I’m talking with Eric Atlas, the author of Saying No to New: Why New Things Are Stealing Your Time, Money, and Happiness―and How to Take Back Your Life.His book is about the psychology of understanding why we want new things and how to make better informed decisions about the things that we bring into our home.It’s not about never getting anything new again, but Eric shares about the idea of “adding friction”, which is some

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6:56

#76 - Make Sense of the Mess: 3 Ways to Reset During...

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2026/09/12

It’s been a messy week. We made the switch from Pennsylvania back to NYC, I officially started year 19 of teaching, and our three kids started back to school.In this episode, I’m sharing three simple things I’m doing to make the transition feel more manageable: tidying what I can control, putting on my own oxygen mask first, and asking what actually matters to our family right now.When life feels messy, the answer doesn’t always have to be a massive reset and getting back into a rhythm doesn’t have

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15:55

#75 - How to Feed Your Kids Well Without Overthinking...

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2026/09/05

This episode is sponsored by Plantifique. Emily and I both turned 40 years old this summer, so quality skincare has been on the mind. Plantifique is a female-founded, Korean-developed skincare brand built on one idea: feed your skin barrier, don’t fight it. You can head to plantifique.com/tidydad and use code TIDYDAD20 for 20% off an order + a FREE gift.What should our kids be eating? Should we be adding more protein? Should every meal be perfectly balanced? Should we sneak vegetables into foods

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15:36

#74 - Life After Ambition with Amil Niazi

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2026/08/29

I was standing on a beach in Bermuda in my butterfly swim briefs when my sisters broke the news via text: Dolly Parton had passed away at the age of 80.Butterflies had always been a symbol for Dolly, and for my 40th birthday, my sisters had given me a Dolly “Cup of Ambition” mug, a nod to her iconic song “9 to 5.”There was something especially poignant about learning of Dolly’s death the same week I’m sharing my conversation with Amil Niazi, author of Life After Ambition: A Good Enough Memoir

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8:57

#73 - I Applied to Be a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day...

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2026/08/22

What does tidying up your life have to do with becoming a clown in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? Apparently, more than you might think.Tyler Moore (Tidy Dad) shares how a childhood tradition of watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Kentucky eventually led to attending the parade with his own kids in New York City, becoming a Ronald McDonald balloon handler, touring Macy’s Studio, and now applying to become a clown in the 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. And The New York Times

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8:29

#72 - The Back-to-School Routine I’d Start With

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2026/08/15

Building on Episode #70, “Back-to-School Isn’t a Day, It’s a Season,” this episode is focused on the routine I’d address first. It’s small but surprisingly complicated: getting out the door and then getting everything put away when you come home.Using strategies from my experience as a teacher, school administrator, and dad of three, I’m sharing my simple routine framework that actually works.The goal isn’t a picture-perfect entryway or a flawless morning routine. It’s to design a routine that makes

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17:30

#71 - What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking...

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2026/08/08

In episode #55 of Tidy Tidbits, I asked, “When was the last time you actually used a cookbook? Not your phone. Not a blog post. A real, physical cookbook with a spine, pages, and a table of contents.”Ever since then, my family has been cooking from Caro Chambers’ cookbook, What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking, almost every day. Her brand new cookbook, Make It Fast, is filled with simple 15-minute, 30-minute or “walk away” recipes that make getting dinner on the table feel a whole lot more

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7:06

#70 - Back-to-School Isn't a Day, It's a Season |...

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2026/08/01

In this episode of Tidy Tidbits, Tidy Dad (Tyler Moore) shares a simple mindset shift that’s helped him navigate nearly two decades in education, as both a teacher, an administrator and a parent. Whether you have school-age children or you simply feel the shift that comes with a new season, this episode offers a calmer approach to one of the busiest times of the year.Instead of adding more back-to-school hacks to your to-do list, focus on a simple reminder: back-to-school isn’t a day, it’s a season,

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11:47

#69 - Small Habit, Big Results: Why Mobility Deserves...

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2026/07/25

Six months ago, I started a simple 30-day experiment: no checking social media or news between 5:00 and 7:00 a.m. That one change created more time, more mental space, and eventually led to another experiment: moving my workouts to the early morning. But jumping straight from sleep into an intense workout wasn’t easy, so I added one more habit: a short morning yoga practice while my coffee brews.What began as an experiment has become a daily routine that helps me feel calmer, stronger, and more

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#68 - Second Home First: An Unconventional Way to Buy...

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2026/07/18

What if the traditional path to homeownership isn’t the only path?This week I’m joined by my friend, fellow Astoria Queens neighbor, and host of the Second Home First podcast, Katie Cline. Katie and I both rent our apartments in New York City as our primary homes, while owning vacation properties outside the city.We talk about the realities of owning and managing short-term rental properties, and our conversation also explores what “home” really means. Is it the home you “own”? Where your family

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16:18

#67 - Jo Piazza on The Parisian Heist + Is It Ever...

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2026/07/11

This week I’m joined by bestselling author Jo Piazza to celebrate the release of her newest novel, The Parisian Heist. Our conversation starts with a simple question: Is it ever okay to steal? From there, we dive into the real-life story of Jo Van Gogh, the woman responsible for transforming Vincent van Gogh from an overlooked artist into one of the most celebrated painters in history. We also explore how storytelling, branding, and preserving someone’s legacy can become a kind of heist of their

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6:05

#66 - Teach Your Kids How to Actually Get Clean

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2026/07/04

It’s time to order the paperback version of the “original, whimsical, and altogether practical,” Tidy Up Your LIFE book! In print August 4th. Grab your copy of Tidy Up Your Life today!Tidy Up Your Life is about more than organizing your home. It’s about building routines and systems that help you navigate the inevitable messes of everyday life.Today’s episode is about one of those messes: teaching kids how to actually get clean.This is a Tidy Tidbits Replay that I originally shared last summer, and

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#65 - 4 Simple Family Meeting Ideas

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2026/06/27

Our family started our summer break this week! Whenever life changes and transitions happen, I think it’s worth asking: How do we stay connected?This spring I took twelve graduate credits to move up to the final salary step as a teacher. One of my courses focused on building classroom culture, and it made me realize something. Teachers spend a lot of time thinking about how to help students talk to one another, reflect together, solve problems, and build community.Why wouldn’t we think about our

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#64 - Lessons From the Camino: Slowing Down, Finding...

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2026/06/20

If you’ve been craving a little more quiet, a little more stillness, or a reminder that you don’t have to keep pace with everyone around you, this episode is for you.While walking the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain I occasionally pulled out my phone and recorded voice memos. This week on Tidy Tidbits, I’m sharing some of those audio recordings with my personal reflections, complete with the sound of footsteps, birds, wind, and the quiet that made the walk so meaningful.If you want to learn

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#63 - What Turning 40 Is Teaching Me About Life

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2026/06/13

This week, I’m turning 40! We’re also celebrating major family milestones, including one daughter graduating from kindergarten and another graduating from elementary school. As Father’s Day and summer break approach, I’m reflecting on this season of life, and revisiting the idea of Surthrival, the space between surviving and thriving. If you’re navigating a surthrival season of your own, this episode is for you!In this episode, I’m exploring the different seasons of adulthood: building in my

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9:57

#62 - Dad Brain Isn’t a Joke. It’s Neuroscience.

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2026/06/06

In this episode, I’m joined by Darby Saxbe, PhD, the author of the new book Dad Brain, which explores the science and psychology of modern fatherhood. It’s a fascinating book about the ways fatherhood changes men, challenges them, and reshapes identities in ways we don’t always expect. If you’re a dad listening, you need to read this book. And if you’re a mom listening, you need to read this book too. It’s a book that I can’t stop thinking about. 📚 Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How

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6:43

#61 - What Does It Mean to Be Organized... Enough?

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2026/05/30

After finally taking down a giant birthday balloon arch that had slowly turned a corner of our living room into an unexpected clutter magnet, I found myself considering, “What does it actually mean to be organized... enough?”Inspired by a recent contribution to Real Simple magazine, I’m sharing practical, realistic strategies for organizing common problem areas, shaped by how our family organizes a 750-square-foot New York City apartment.In this episode:* Why “organized enough” may be a better goal

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#60 - What to Do With All the School Papers

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2026/05/23

In this episode of Tidy Tidbits, I’m sharing a simple three-part framework for organizing school papers and artwork in a realistic, functional way. We’ll talk about how to decide what to let go of, what to keep, and how to create systems that honor your children’s creativity without letting artwork and worksheets take over your home.Mentioned in this episode:* 5-tier paper file system* File storage boxes with hanging folders* Art display frames with extra storageIf you’re overwhelmed by piles of

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