Finding a Balance

What does your plate usually look like at dinner?
Meat, starch and a veggie or two? That's what I was brought up to believe the perfect balance was. My mom was a home ec major (back when such things existed), and she always tried to make sure we had at least one vegetable at dinner.
She also tried to make sure our dinner was more than one color. In other words, if we're eating chicken, rice, and corn, all those tend to be a yellowish hue, so we'd need something else with it to mix it up. I honestly don't always follow that rule anymore.
But, the veggie one I try to keep. Some days are easier than others.

Some days, we do good to have dinner ready on time because we all (at least the adults) come home exhausted and cooking is the last thing on our minds.
And some days, we might just count the tomato sauce a vegetable (fruit). Because it at least used to be.
A lot of life is like that, don't you think?
Some days, you have a perfect balance of everything and all goes well. Others, you might be late to something or have a car problem or get faced with unexpected edits before you thought they were coming. And then the plans you had made get shifted around and changed and all doesn't go as well.
But, that's okay.
Just like with dinner. Sometimes, it's okay to eat pizza instead of making sure you have a meat and two or three. As long as you don't do that every night, it all balances out.
Occasionally, it's okay to have a bad day. Or give in to the stress and simply eat chocolate while hiding in the bubble bath for an hour. As long as you don't do it every day. Balance it out.
Every now and then, I miss my Bible reading for the day. Then, I read twice as much the next to make up for it. And it all comes out right by the end of the week.
Life isn't certain. It's full of craziness and surprises. But we can still maintain a balance through it all. Just like we do with our dinners.
How do you keep your life balanced? Any good tips for making it through the rough times?