I think I’m having a bad reading week.
Following the cathartic release of my pent-up disdain for Real Simple, it was clear that I needed to read some mindless celebrity rag and decompress. It was also a good way to divert my thoughts from work stuff and toddler behavior (two things that are not always mutually exclusive, it seems).
So. I was thumbing through one of these bad magazines when I just had to stop at the “What’s In My Bag?” feature. I had a revelation. Stars really are just regular people, aren’t they? Let’s see how the bag of one TV star is just like mine.
Kate Walsh: What’s in My Bag?
{Photo: Us Weekly}
Here’s what’s in her bag (Celine Classic Box Bag, $3,400 — already, the similarities are striking):
- Apple ipod Classic, $249
- Jil Sander Sunglasses, $206
- Hanky Panky Low-Rise Thong, $18
- BlackBerry, Prices vary
- Colgate Wave Toothbrush, $3.49
- MAC Eye Kohl Pencil, $14.50
- MAC Lipglass, $14.50
- Chanel Les 4 Ombres Quadra Eyeshadow in Spices, $57
- Dior ‘Creme de Rose’ Lip Balm SPF 10, $25
- Kate Somerville Serum Sunscreen SPF 55, $45
- Goody Ouchless Elastics, $3.49
- Boyfriend Body Crème, $45
In summary, Kate can basically change her underwear, apply make-up and communicate while out and about. These are all useful functions, no doubt. But she seems to have no need for a wallet, credit card or payment instrument of any kind. I guess her people handle those pesky details while she is alternating between three shades of lipstick and a fresh thong in the back seat of her limo. I can totally relate. It’s a lot like my morning commute to work. Or the drop-off at pre-school.
{Photo: Me. In the family room.}
Here’s what’s in her bag (Coach, two years old and bought with a gift card):
- Blackberry Curve, for work email, the instrument of all evil
- Apple iPhone, for real life, after employer blocked access to personal email
- Knock off sunglasses, $35
- No thong or underwear of any kind
- Faux snakeskin wallet, $11 at Target
- Checkbook with plain blue sleeve, Citibank
- Memory stick (there it is! found it!) with family photos, budget spreadsheets
- Carmex lip balm, $1.79
- Clinique lipstick, After Party (for all of those red carpet events)
- Altoids mints
- Band Aids, plain (“Wheeeere are the Diegggggggo band aids??!” — 3 year old)
- Hair clips for 20 month-old, unused by way of tantrum
- Hair bands for adult, used far too frequently to achieve said un-glam look
- Half pack of Kleenex, sort of clean, maybe
- One contact lens
- Eye drops
- Macy’s gift card
- A packet of aspirin (no explanation necessary)
- Four very old Ricola cough drops
- Five pence from trip to London
- Book of matches
- {Not pictured: 16 crusty cheerios and one Thomas the Tank Engine take-along train — both snatched upon sight by dog and son, respectively}
All this time I thought I was living a normal life. I just can’t believe I didn’t notice it before, but we really are almost the same person, Kate and I. It’s exactly as they say in the magazine: Stars — They’re Just Like Us.
It’s a newfound sisterhood.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to find a thong to carry in my bag to complete my superstar transformation.
At least you have a bag with stuff in it. I hate carrying a bag, so my bags are empty (except for the lone Ricola cough drop that has grown fur). I’m usually rushing around filling them with things I may need on the rare occasion when I carry one.
Thanks for the “respectively” because until I got to that word, I was a bit worried.
Regarding the thong, may I suggest you opt for the multi-purpose dental floss instead. It doubles as thong, can be used to extract crusty Cheerios from between your teeth, and is helpful in tying the kids to the pole outside the grocery store when you’re having one of those days. Go for the mint version. If the kids must be fresh, isn’t it better that they’re minty fresh? 😉
Wait — when did you take my other furry Ricola?
Oh you fancy, huh? 🙂
*So* fancy 😉
Kate’s purse did not look big enough to carry all that stuff.
As long as she can transport her thong, everything will be ok.
At least you have a purse! My “purse” at the moment is my lovely diaper bag. 😉
Don’t worry. Twice,in sleep-deprived hazes, I showed up to work with my diaper bag instead of my purse. That’s helpful if any co-workers need a wipe to clean their hands or desk. But that’s about it.
You must have some serious guns lugging all that shit around.
No one will believe me but when I go out, even if it’s for the day, I carry a wallet and my phone. Maybe a lipstick if I remember but I never reapply anyway. Shocking, I know. Pls don’t tell anyone.
Yeah, my bag is heavy. This is why I can’t add the thong — it would push me over the edge.
I agree – Kate’s bag doesn’t seem big enough for all that stuff.
Also, like A Mommy in the City, I don’t carry a purse either. I have a diaper bag and a messenger bag. It’s very un-glam.
But about your email – your company won’t let you access personal email accounts? Please tell me that’s for security reasons or something – otherwise that just seems so wrong.
Yeah, security-related. Not so uncommon for big companies. But a total drag nonetheless.
At my place of work the managers actually wear bags that carry all of our coaching/sales driving materials in them, and we played “what’s in your bag?” at check in one day. I won for most off the wall goodies: lipgloss that doubles as breath freshener and 3 tiles that came out of the floor that day. 🙂
I love it. You so need to be the next “What’s in My Bag?” girl. Or start a hybrid show about home decor and mobile hoarding 🙂
Remember me?? I went away because everyone died, but I’m back now to tell you this: You’re hilarious. You’re also a monster for not carrying Diego bandaids. (I’m calling social services.)
P.S. A thong? Really, Kate Walsh?
Aw thanks (on the compliment, not for calling Social Services — that really sucked).
Glad you’re back. The Internet is lame as hell without you.
It does not matter what a lug around with me – I can never find it when I need it anyway.. and not sure about you all – but bag ‘clean outs’ are a trap.. the thing I decide I don’t need is exactly what I want the day after a purge.
You’re so right. The very next day, you are looking for that one item that is gone. Every time!
Another great link for Finding the Funny! I already love your blog, but this fascinating trip inside your bag has made me feel like we are genetically connected. It could be, lady. It could be.
You mean you don’t have a thong in your bag either? What’s wrong with us?
This made me laugh! Love the idea of comparing your purses. I laughed at the image of your dog eating all of those old Cheerios right away. (Or was that your son?) Thanks for linking it up with #findingthefunny. 🙂