You're on the right track with de-cluttering! It's easier to keep your house on track if you have less stuff to keep track of. If you haven't used it in the past 12 months, probably you don't need it! We moved a few months ago, and before we did, we had a huge yard sale. We asked ourselves, "Do we love this enough to pack it up and move it?" and if the answer was no, then out to the yard sale it went. We made over $900 at our yard sale! Do the same thing with clothing - have you worn it in the past 12 months? If not, sell it or give it to Goodwill. Why have all this stuff in your closet that you have to wash, iron, hang up, etc, that you never wear and maybe don't even like? Do your kids NEED more than 10 outfits? (Probably not!) Once you've pared down, you will find that you have no more clutter and you also have only a few laundry baskets full of laundry, and not giant mountains! LOL
Also, I don't know how old your kids are, but if they are 5 and over, THEY can do the laundry! My girls are 5 and 8 and I have taught them to sort the laundry, put it in the machine, measure the soap, and turn on the machine. Then when it stops, they put everything in the dryer. I have them fold laundry as well, although I limit that to underwear, socks and towels because I'm kind of laundry-obsessed and it makes me crazy when other people fold the laundry "wrong." (Yeah, I know... ;)
So, de-clutter, and enlist help! That's my advice! Good luck!