Healthy Parenting Handbook with Katie Kimball 050: What If You Could Actually Tidy Up Your Life? with Tyler Moore
Dec 10, 2024
Tyler Moore, known as Tidy Dad, is an author and organizer who blends family life with tidying strategies while living in a small NYC apartment with his three daughters. In this engaging dialogue, Tyler shares insights on why he approaches decluttering differently, discusses the influence of his upbringing on tidiness, and reveals the concept of 'just enough' in life and home. He offers practical cleaning hacks, emphasizes teaching kids responsibility, and challenges gender stereotypes in tidying. Prepare to be inspired by his optimistic perspective!
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Tiny Apartment, Big Intentions
- Tyler started Tidy Dad in 2019 to show how a family of five can live in a ~750 sq ft New York apartment without upsizing.
- He wanted to convince friends they didn't have to move to suburbs just because space felt limited.
Tidying After Personal Upheaval
- Tyler learned tidying early but his parents' divorce in eighth grade disrupted his sense of order and control.
- Later burnout in early parenthood led him to take leave and do three years of therapy to rebuild mental and physical order.
Slog Built The Viral Foundation
- Viral moments helped but years of teaching, blogging, and testing systems built Tyler's authority.
- Consistent work honed what resonates and prepared him to write a practical book.
