WHAT’S IN YOUR BAG?

Actress Betsy Brandt spills the mother load

Before I had kids, my bag was clean,” tells Life in Pieces star Betsy Brandt, 43. Now, the mum of Josephine, 11, and Freddie, eight, keeps her J. Crew bag packed with parental essentials. “I have Hot Wheels cars, lollipops and a deck of cards.” She tells us what else she’s toting ...

TAKE THE BAIT

“I used to have a pet crawfish, so my friend made a model of one of its claws and bronzed a key chain that I carry.”

THE RX FILES

“Because I had a cold, I keep throat spray. I also have cough drops and a first-aid kit with aspirin, Band-aids and tissues.”

LASHING OUT

“I don’t wear a lot of make-up, but I live by Benefit’s They’re Real Mascara. I wear it on the red carpet because it doesn’t smudge – and I always smudge!”

SCRIBBLES & GIGGLESLES

“My kids like to write on the back of my script and shooting schedules. Right now, I have a page with the Hangman words ‘sandwich’ and ‘backpack’.”

SCENTS OF TRADITION ON

“There’s a New Mexico resort that makes lavenderscented products. I rub my kids’ backs with the lotion at night. It feels like a bit of home for them wherever we go.”