In part 1 I talked a bit about the desire to live less distracted and what does that mean. Today I wanted to take some time to share with you some practical ways that I'm trying to live less distracted and how I'm accomplishing this.

This is going to probably look different for everyone but I just wanted to share some of my own experiences and I think it's good from time to time to ask ourselves these types or questions and examine our motives for things as well.

A few practical things I've done in the last couple weeks to help me live less distracted and more open to what God has for me.

Social Media Break: I decided that on the weekends I would take a break from social media. This has been so good for me, stepping away to look at other things in my life.

Month Spending Freeze: In March we took a family spending freeze. We only bought things that were necessary for living. We didn't spend money on entertainment, eating out, or clothing, etc during this time. We really wanted to take a look at our finances and see how much more we could save, and did a freeze to be un distracted during this time.

Spending my time wisely: There's a lot of things that can easily take up my time if I let it. Recently I've been trying to be purposeful and intentional about what takes up my time. Saying "no" when I need to and really evaluating what things are taking me away from home, family and what matters. Making sure what I am doing is focused around my priorities and not becoming a distraction.

Daily time with God: This is not something new for me, but I do believe that it's vital for me to live less distracted by having time in God's word, and spending time in prayer with Him. It helps keep me focused.

Getting Rid of Clutter: I've been de cluttering the past few weeks. I've been participating in the #40Bagsin40Days challenge with White House Black Shutters. I hope to do a hole post about my 40 bags experience, but so far I will say that I think physical clutter has a lot to do with emotional clutter in our lives. It's freeing and less distracting to get rid of things and live simpler.

The biggest thing I've learned during this time is that it's necessary to take a step back at times and evaluate life. Slow down even. Sometimes we get caught up in the busyness of life and it takes over and we can forget our purpose and priorities. Living life less distracted opens me up to hear God more and to see more of what he wants to teach me during this season of life.

Andrea Worley