I just now realized that I've lost an earring in the house. It didn't fall out it came apart leaving the wire in my ear.
Fortunately, I'm not hiding my dressing from my wife, in fact it's part of a pair she bought for me. But now I have to look all over the house, in the chair cushions, etc. And of course it might have gone down the drain, toilet, etc.
I'm just really glad I don't have to find it before my wife gets home or make an excuse if she finds it first.