‘Mad Men’ actress January Jones had to miss her meeting US President Barack Obama because her son was ill. The 37-year-old, who raises three-year-old Xander alone, says juggling her personal and professional life is a "challenge" and she is ready to make sacrifices when she needs to, reports femalefirst.co.uk. "It's a challenge but I'm not the only mother dealing with it.

manage and make sacrifices," Britain's OK! Magazine quoted Jones as saying. "I was supposed to go to the Smithsonian Museum to meet the US President, but I couldn't go because my kid was sick," she added.

Despite being content with her life, Jones still wants to "do better". "I want to be happy and I want to be a good mum but I'm also a fairly ambitious person. I want to accomplish things in life. I always have this urge to want to do better," she said.