Household - How do you keep up with it all?

Lately I've been feeling like it has been hard to keep up with it all. It seems like I have not mopped in 3 weeks and I sweep whenever I see something in the floor, at least once a week, and I have been culling through paper and other clutter and while I am creating a dent on it all, it still seems like there's much more than I can handle.
The dishes have been staying half way done, as it seems like I do the dishes and 20 minutes later the sink is full again, so I just do enough dishes so I can see the bottom of the sink partially and I feel like at least Ive done something. I am behind in chores, and I struggle thinking about which is more important? Spending time with the hubby or Putting away the laundry? And it seems the hubby is winning because the laundry is still untouched since Thursday. But then it's so hard to find underwear or socks when all the clothes are still in the laundry bad, and then after being there for so many days the clothes get all wrinkly and then I have to iron it and I truly don't want to do that. So how do you set priorities on what to do next? How do you choose what to do when the list of things to do is too much to do in one day?
I need help in this area? All tips are welcome!

Household - Chores and Routines

About a week ago, Amy the Expert Organizer came to my home and helped me declutter a section of my living room. And while I must say that it took 3 hours to clear out about 3 sqft of my apt. Amy did more that just help me figure out what to throw, and what to keep and what to do with what I keep, but she also gave me advice on things to do with my kids.
Amy advised me to give my daughters some kind of job, like sharpening all the pencils every Sunday. Each girl has to sharpen all the pencils in the pencil cup on alternating Sundays. We bought a calendar and wrote down the names when each of them have to sharpen the pencils, bought them an electric sharpener and let them have fun.
Another job that the girls have is setting and clearing the table, they also alternate between them, one sets the table, the other clears it out and they switch out the next day.
Since we have incorporated these new strategies we all sit at the table to have dinner, we spend more time together, the girls are helping me out, and I believe things are going very good and I am very happy with the results.
What little things you do at home to keep the order? What chores do you give your kids if you have any?
I want to hear from you.

Also if you live in NYC and would like to contact Amy, please email me and I will send you her info.