honestly, i dont really remember having a big mess when i told a lie...the biggest mess in my life came when i told the TRUTH, as sad as that is...and i regret it more than anything in the world.
I said I was going to be out of town to avoid going to a meeting and then saw someone else who was on their way to the meeting right before it. I then had to tell another lie about why I hadn't gone out of town. It was just a big ol mess.