Finding a Balance

Okay so I have not gotten back for a while, but I am planning to post daily (that's the plan). Being a mother, wife, PTO volunteer, and pre-published writer I am struggling to find the right balance and still feel like I am not neglecting anything. If you have ever reached this state (of total balance) please let me know as I will let you know if I do.
This past week I feel that I have primarily been a mom and PTO volunteer. Both of the roles I dearly love, but I have neglected the writer in me. At my daughter's school, we just wrapped up our boxtops submission and competition, so there were rewards to distribute, parties to host and great "snowball fights" in the gym for the winners. This was definitely the best contest we have had for the kids. We (PTO) are also in the process of redoing the teachers lounge (delayed Christmas present) and I have been on the hunt for fabric samples, and snapshots of decorating items to take back to our meeting. I then was the one who got to go and make the purchases. Who does not love getting to redo a room with someone else's money? I can not wait to see the lounge be transformed over spring break.
We are also in full swing with softball and T-ball practices to go along with piano and swim lessons. Mom's Taxi service at your service :). The kids are loving it though. Taylor is doing a great job in her third season and Thomas is having a ball. It is quite fun watching Thomas trying to grasp the concept of taking turns (at batting) and that you must learn other skills besides batting. He will do great if we can just keep him ON the field (when not batting).
This coming week, I am going to the local middle school to talk to the assistant principal about volunteering one day a week with their students to learn more about the young people who will be my future readers. What their interest are, how they speak (will I ever learn to read and write text?) and how they feel about the world around them. I am so excited about this opportunity. It also lets me see the school that my daughter is only 3 years away from attending. I can't believe she is growing so fast.
So with so many wonderful things to do with your time just how do you find balance? How do you parents who work do it? What are some of your tips and tricks. Is it a scheduling issue? Or are your children just better behaved. I feel that I am just reentering the work world, but without having a boss to answer to or a time clock to punch in and out of, I find myself putting my writing on the back burner. I definitely have enough hobbies without making writing another one. I am so passionate about writing, but feel like I have to get all my other "boring" (housework) done first. How do I let myself do what I want to when it doesn't necessary feel like work? I will contemplate this and let you know what I come up with. Let me know what you think.