Lies I tell Myself

"So, after culling a bunch of books from my library and putting them in the 'Free books' box, and redistributing the books in the aerye bookcase, I have this shelf which is *totally empty*, which means I can take this pile of books in the crate next to my computer desk and put them on the no-longer-empty shelf, which means I only have one box-worth of books taking up the incredibly limited floorspace in the aerye. "

"I am strong and self-restrained--witness my virtue as demonstrated by the neatness of my books. Go me!"

"I will sit here and bask in my virtue and...hey, how on earth did I manage to miss that triple column of books on top of my dresser?"

(On a totally unrelated note, do not open the door to the Closet of Mysteries unless you are wearing head protection. And maybe body armor. A luck charm or two couldn't hurt, either.)