Sometimes you make a decision that you know may upset/annoy/startle you, but you decide it is worth it.
Thought I had a handle on dishes. I mean, one side of the sink was pretty full, but the other side was empty and there was space on the drying rack--I just hadn't gotten around to finishing up. And I was running late for dinner today so I decided to just throw a frozen pizza in the oven. Something made me check and it was a good thing because I'd roasted a boneless turkey breast for sammich meat and left the pan in the oven. So I precariously stacked the roasting pan atop the other dishes. Then after I finished my pizza, I put the pizza pan on top of the roasting pan. Then, as I was getting ready for bed I realized the wok on the rangetop was also dirty. So. I decided to pile that on top of the other two pans. I had to be careful to keep everything from clattering noisily to the floor and realize any little nudge could dislodge them.
Oh! Did I mention that my cat has learned how to open the door under the sink? So yeah, it may startle me out of my sleep but it'll startle him a LOT more.
Shit. With my luck he'll probably manage to destroy something in fleeing. Oh well. Still probably worth it.