You are a Sunrise Organizing Personality.. Now What?!

Organized Sunshine
May 28
3 min read

🌅 SUNRISE (Score: 61+)

Style: Visual & Colorful
Preferences: Clear storage, neat piles, things out in the open
Strengths: Can let go of unused items, uses planners, likes pleasing aesthetics
Challenges: Gets overwhelmed with too many ideas; needs structured planning

🌅 Embrace Your SUNRISE Organizing Personality: A Guide to Visual and Vibrant Organization

As a professional organizer, one of my favorite clients to work with is the Sunrise Organizing Personality. If this is you, you thrive in an environment where beauty meets functionality. You love to see your belongings clearly and arranged in a visually pleasing way. Colorful bins, labels, planners, and open shelving light you up. Your style is intentional, expressive, and often inspiring to others—but like many creative and visual thinkers, too many ideas can overwhelm you quickly.

So how do we harness your natural strengths and build an organizational system that keeps you motivated and stress-free?

☀️ Who is the Sunrise Organizer?

You might be a Sunrise if:

You prefer to see what you own—out of sight often means out of mind.
You love colorful, coordinated storage solutions.
You enjoy using a planner and appreciate visual planning tools (think: calendars, checklists, color-coding).
You like your space tidy, but you can become paralyzed by perfection or too many options.
You’re not afraid to toss what you no longer need—decluttering isn't your biggest challenge. It's designing a system that lasts.
If this sounds like you, keep reading—because you don’t need more ideas, you need a simple, beautiful framework to follow.

✨ Top Organizing Tips for the Sunrise Personality

1. Use Clear or Open Storage

Choose clear bins, labeled baskets, pegboards, or open shelving so your items are always visible. You function best when you can see everything immediately. Try using acrylic drawer organizers or mesh file holders to display contents neatly.

Pro Tip: Group items by color or category to make visual retrieval even faster—and prettier.

2. Color-Code Everything

Sunrise personalities are drawn to color. Leverage that love! Assign specific colors to categories: blue for bills, green for health, yellow for creativity. Use colored file folders, labels, sticky notes, and pens to reinforce the system visually.

3. Keep Surfaces Pretty AND Functional

You enjoy a clean, styled look—so combine aesthetics with purpose. Use decorative trays to corral daily essentials. Choose attractive baskets or storage boxes for everyday use. Make your organization part of your decor.

Think: Desk organizers that match your style, or a magnetic board for pretty to-do lists.

4. Limit Your Options

Too many choices can lead to “organizer’s block.” Stick to a few trusted tools and repeat systems across spaces (e.g., same bin style in the pantry and the bathroom). Consistency reduces overwhelm.

5. Create Zones

Establish clear, labeled zones in your home or workspace: a mail zone, a charging zone, a self-care zone, etc. This adds structure to your visual layout and makes it easier to find (and return) items.

6. Plan Visually

A wall calendar, whiteboard, or Kanban board (a visual project tracker) will speak your language. Don’t rely on digital planners alone—your brain processes better with visuals in front of you.

7. Refresh Often

Because you enjoy organizing, make it part of your monthly rhythm. Do a quick reset each month—refresh labels, restyle a shelf, or reorganize a drawer. Small, regular adjustments help you maintain the system and keep your space inspiring.

🌈 Final Thoughts

If you’re a Sunrise Organizer, you already have a natural sense of order—it just needs to be expressed visually and vibrantly. You don’t need to change your personality to be organized. In fact, the best systems reflect who you are. When you align your organizing tools with your visual and aesthetic preferences, your space becomes a source of calm, not chaos. Contact us today!

So give yourself permission to make it pretty. Make it colorful. Make it yours.