To juggle or not to juggle...That is the real question!

How about snow in the end of April? So, gardening was out of the picture and instead I made cookies for my youngest daughter, sweet Nikki.
She is the one that is thrill to have me home again, being actually here...During school time I was here, under the same roof but I wasn't present, I was somewhere in my readings or trying to solve some problems in my head for the next assignments. So, she will get the occasional "Aha, aha, Mm" but I wasn't really listening.
Now, she has me all to herself, making cookies, cuddling, and going shopping. Which brings me to our first mother and daughter activity of today...Shopping! The poor girl has been wearing rugs for the last 2-3 months because I didn't have a minute to go shopping for clothes.
Actually, before starting the program (MBA) I bought all the uniforms they will need for school, and clothing for fall, winter, and spring (calculating that in winter and spring they will need an extra size.) It didn't work as I hoped, my son Justin, 14, grew taller but skinner (after all I never had time to cook :), and my Nikki grew much taller than anticipated and her shoes are now my size...And she is only 12!
Thanks goodness I have my oldest daughter Pame, 20, that was so kind to take Nikki shopping for shoes in January, otherwise poor Nikki would've end up with blisters all over. :)
So...we went shopping and had fun. Had an ice-cream and when we were getting ready to have a nice chat my phone rang. AHH!! I should've left the phone at home, as it turned out it was one of those calls that "I have to take it" and I ended up talking for 20 minutes as I saw her sweet face go from shiny to dissapointed.
How do we balance our lives? How could I do all I need and have to...but leave time for the things that I WANT to do, like having one on one time with my sweetie darling...?
Well, this is the point of this blog...Does anyone out there have the answer? I don't seem to find the right balance, there is always someone or something that suffers, no matter how hard I try.