I, er, took a ten-year break from writing (and am also a mum–a widow, as it happens, with two rather small children). So I know the feeling.
The first year of readjusting to writing again was really difficult for me. One thing that kept me at it was promising myself I’d write every day, even if it was fifty words and they were rubbish and I had to rewrite them again the next day. Being a musician was an advantage here, haha–we practise every day whether we’re feeling as though we can do it or not.
Another thing was talking about my game to a sympathetic ear, which in this case happened to be my sister. I wouldn’t have even started Fantasy Foods if she hadn’t kept telling me, “You can write. You are a good writer. So shut up and go write.” (I love my sister.)
I also happened to come across this article by a professional author.
The most helpful piece of advice here for me personally, was writing down what I was going to write in a scene, and then actually writing the scene. I highly recommend the entire article, though–it’s quite interesting and has several useful ideas.
(Also, thank you, goodness! And, er, I’m sorry for the good ideas?)