Maybe it would be best to draw with no goals in mind then? Just doodle until you can gain some inspiration?
Too bad about losing people at work though. I get that. It really messes with my ability to write even when I have lots of good ideas because I just don't have time to work.
my other main site came back online after six month of fixing things. so im super duper happy right now. so i've already gotten one drawing done but it took me like 3 hours? okay maybe almost 4. :P
try looking at one of your favorite artists work
if you can look from old to new and see the improvements
then go back and look at yours and you will see your improvements, too