Taking My Eye Off DNA

by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
Posted May 2, 2008 in DNA in General

Eye on DNA celebrates its first birthday this week! In celebration, I’ve decided reward myself by slowing down a bit.

As some of you already know, I am expecting my second child in a few weeks. Last night, I was reading The Last Lecture on my new Kindle (woohoo!), and this passage got my attention:

Ask yourself: Are you spending your time on the right things? You may have causes, goals, interests. Are they even worth pursuing?

In some ways, blogging is becoming an albatross around my neck. The wonderful aspects of blogging–learning, networking, educating–still outweigh the annoyances. But in my present condition, I’m not sure if I’m spending my time on the right things. The clock is ticking and my attention span is shortening along with my temper. And on top of welcoming a new member to our family, my family and I are also relocating to Singapore from London this summer.

While I’ll still be keeping my eye on DNA *cough* over these next few months, the rest of me will be quite busy doing other things. Instead of posting every day, I intend to spend much more of my usual blogging time having fun with my five-year-old and husband before our lives turn upside down.

I’ll still be here but maybe not jumping around as much as usual. (How can I when I’m about to pop?!)

Thank you all for a great year. I’ll be back before too long so don’t forget about me!

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Comment by SCG Subscribed to comments via email

2008-05-02 13:10:16

Enjoy this wonderful moment!!! If you give us some more time we can go more in depth in the older posts, so don’t worry! Best wishes!

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Comment by Corrine

2008-05-02 13:45:29

Totally understandable, my very best wishes to you!

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Comment by David Bradley

2008-05-02 14:21:56

Happy Birthday Eye!

Yes, now’s probably the time to ease off the gas a little and settle down with your Kindle and some “2nd-baby” books.

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Comment by Steven Murphy MD

2008-05-02 14:55:18

Enjoy your new bundle of joy. The Genome will still be here when you return, and so will your readers.

We’ll miss you,
-Steve
http://www.thegenesherpa.blogspot.com

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Comment by Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader Subscribed to comments via email

2008-05-02 20:30:17

Hello my friend and happy first “blirthday,” haha! Mental Health Notes is also celebrating one year this week (thanks to you!), and with a contest, so you should go enter if you get a chance.

Wow, you have so many new and exciting changes coming along. New baby (early congrats, by the way!), new home – OK, well, only two new and exciting changes, but they’re pretty darn big! I wish you the best of luck in the coming months and I hope you’re surrounded by all the love and support you need. Keep us updated!

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Comment by Peggy

2008-05-02 21:30:11

Happy blog anniversary! I think it’s great that you’re planning to spend more time with your family, especially with such big changes coming. Best wishes to you and your family in the coming moths.

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Comment by James Wachai Subscribed to comments via email

2008-05-03 18:52:10

All the best and have fun. I agree with you that family comes first. And enjoy your life in Singapore. This blog has been very great and I hope it will remain so. Blogging is very addictive. You’ll be surprised to see yourself back here doing what you like most: blogging. I like it when I see scientists like you being engaged in public communication. When they do this they effectively steal the thunder from propagandists who are always too ready to distort science for their own selfish ends.

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Comment by Blaine

2008-05-04 22:49:56

Congratulations on your blog anniversary! Take it easy during this busy time and enjoy every moment!

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Comment by Dana

2008-05-05 01:03:14

Wonderful, Hsien. I’m glad you are doing this! Best wishes for the coming weeks and good luck with the move. Spending time with the big guy before the baby comes will be something you will never regret.

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Comment by boon kheng

2008-05-05 06:19:58

We will always welcome you anytime when you’re back! And I hope you’ll contribute more to the biotechnology industry in South Eash Asia in days to come =)

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Comment by Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD

2008-05-05 23:24:03

Thank you, everyone! As you can see, I’m still surfing these Internets tubes so I won’t be far.