Suggestions?

I've been out of the writing loop for so long now that it almost seems like it never existed at all.

There once was a time when words seemed to simply spill out of my head with little effort. Now, regardless of how hard I try, there's just this dry lakebed of what once was poetry. I barely form coherant thoughts these days.

Sure, there are plenty of excuses... first it was, "I'm pregnant, my hormones are a mess and I can't think straight." Then it became "I'm on bedrest, and I can't write without the computer." and then, of course, there's the "I've got an infant to care for, how the hell am I supposed to find time to write?"

Truth is, I've had the time all along, I've just been avoiding it. It's work to write well, and I'm the definition of lazy when it's not a necessity. That and I seem to have no inspiration. Sure, there's Jonas, but don't I write about him enough without writing a whole bunch of sappy, crappy poetry about him, too? And let's face it, my strong suit has never been the sappy, lovey type of poetry, has it?

So how does one get back into writing after neary two years off? Where do you look to find your muse again? (Doesn't that word irk you, too? Muse, as if some little mythical fairy is going to come and plop herself down in my head and all of a sudden I'm going to be a poet again. Whatthefuckever)

But seriously, I know we all go through periods where writing is more of a chore than a hobby. How do you break it?