She might look put together on television, but in real life Kotb is far from organized. "I'm in my apartment looking at my kitchen and it's revealing," she wrote in Modern Luxury. "Every cabinet door is open and has been since the last time I needed something inside. In this drawer: two old BlackBerry phones, a turkey baster, an old checkbook. Is that a driver's license? Yes — expired in 2013. I think I'm just wired to be disorganized."
Kotb's purse is even more chaotic. "Jammed in it right now is a shawl, Coffee-mate, Mindy Kaling's book, about eight headphones, an orange, a fleur-de-lis ornament, a million contact lenses, a Dum Dum lollipop and on and on," she wrote.
Fortunately, Kotb says that, while her "space is out of control," she isn't really bothered by it. "Except for when I'm exhausted," she added. "I get to the door — and I need my keys. That's a nightmare." Anyone who has ever dug for something at the bottom of their bag can relate.