Conclusion:
Organizing shoes on back of door leads to intense desire for new fall shoes.

Rachelle, my roommate, has been moving stuff in gradually all weekend. I liked her plenty from the times we've met previously, but even more so after seeing her book collection- which was the first set of boxes to be brought in and unpacked. And by unpacked, I mean carefully categorized and arranged (the best, most thrilling method) according to subject matter and size. Architecture books with architecture books, German dictionary with book in German. Spectacular.
We rearranged just a few things, and I've decided that I will put my shoes in an over-the-door shoe hanging device. I've always wanted one of these curious things! Surprisingly, I've always had enough closet space for shoes, especially with Ruth's brilliant designation of "the shoe closet" (linen closet overflowing with style). But, at the new place, there's no linen closet to speak of (odd, yes) and my closet is crammed - so, tomorrow I will find one of these over-the-door set-ups and install my pretty shoes in a grid. Joy!

Beware! Pink napkins in mass quantities are invading tabletops near you.