Poll: Help Me Choose An Adjective

[rsadelle]

I don't think my mother reads my LJ, but just in case: Mom, don't read this until after you open your birthday present!

Here's the story: for her birthday, my mother asked for help organizing/decluttering her house. I'm making up some coupons to give her for this, and I need a catchy name for them. My first thought was "Ruth's Ruthless Organizing Services," but ruthless isn't quite what I want to convey. And so I did a quick google for adjectives beginning with r and o, and came up with two options for that intervening adjective. This is your chance to help me choose (or to use your creative brain to come up with something even better).

[Poll #1109973]

Comments

[dedalvs.livejournal.com]

I have to ask: Why do the adjectives have to begin with "r" or "o"?

Honestly, though, I really like "Ruth's Ruthless Organizing Services"--almost as much as "Ruth's Wrathful Organizing Services".

Oh, that raises a good point: did you google for adjectives beginning with "wr"? "Rigorous" might be a good adjective. Also, consider that you could have any adjective beginning with "re-", e.g., Ruth's Reinvigorating Organizing Services. If you wanted to add a hillbilly element to it, you could try "Rip-Roarin'".

Or how about "Reorganization Unto Thy House". Your card can read, "R.U.T.H. it up, yo!"

[rsadelle]

But I don't want to be ruthless or wrathful! It's a big step for my mom to ask for this, and I don't want to scare her off again! (I do rather like "Reorganization Unto Thy House," though.)

As for the why of r or o: alliteration always amuses.

[dedalvs.livejournal.com]

Maybe "ruthful", then? "Get a ruthful of R.U.T.H.!" They'll ask you, "My, goodness! It must have taken a team of professionals to get this house this spotless!" But, don't worry; it can be our little secret--you don't have to tell them the R.U.T.H.!

[allegram.livejournal.com]

I love him, but he is strange isn't he....

(course that might be why)

Also I do like the spelling out your name thing, but not the "ruthful"

[rsadelle]

I thought about that, but I wasn't sure what "ruthful" meant; answers.com says, "1. Full of sorrow; rueful. 2. Causing sorrow or pity." That's not what I want either.

[allegram.livejournal.com]

Most of all I'm voting against "recrudescent"...

What about "Ruth's radical organizing services" or "Ruth's rampaging organization service" or put them together to make "Ruth's rampaging radical organization service", what about "revamped"? Or "Ruth's renovated room organization service", ooo, or with an "o", "Ruth's orgasmic organizing services" (I also considered orgiastic, but thought this one sounded more exciting). Put them all together to make "Ruth's ruthless renovated room orgasmic organization service"!!! Also "original" would be good.

I'm so not helpful, bwahahahaha!

[rsadelle]

On grounds of meaning or sound? (I meant to write about why that one might be particularly apropos, but then I forgot.)

I'm trying not to scare my mother away here!

[allegram.livejournal.com]

Based on sound, it sounds scary (Like Russian)!

So my real suggestions in there were the things like "renovated room", or maybe "rejuvenated room". Also if you're going for alliteration the more words the better!

[rsadelle]

But it means "Breaking out again after temporary abatement or suppression; as, a recrudescent epidemic," which is appropriate because we did this once before about six years ago.

I don't want room in there, though, because it's bigger than that! I want something more holistic.

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Ruth's Ruthless Reorganization. If you're going for alliteration, go all the way. (And I just love "Ruth's Ruthless" in any verion of the above.)

[rsadelle]

But I want to make it clear that it's different this time and that I'm going to be more compassionate than when we did this six years ago!

[archivecats.livejournal.com]

Rooms by Ruth. You are not threatening her clutter, just fixing up her rooms! (By decluttering.)

[rsadelle]

But she wants to unclutter!

[archivecats.livejournal.com]

Fine: Ruth's Room Renovation and Wreckage Removal. :) And the smiley face is actually part of the name. :)

[rsadelle]

Hmm... I don't know that a smiley face is really my style. (Also, I like "recrudescent" the more I think about it, and it got the seal of approval from a non-LJ reading friend, too.)