Definitely focus on the novel more!
Would doing weekly updates on the novel and your life in general work out better for you kind of like what I do with the progblogs? That way you're still writing here and we know what's going on with you and hopefully that won't be too time consuming?
Got no problems with you reposting some of the old stuff too :)
Updates! I don't think they interest too many people but they'll have to do. I'm going bare bones! Chumbawumba!!!