Good news! No one curvy turns into a zombie!

That’s what I’ve learned from every episode of The Walking Dead I’ve seen so far (we’re ready for season 3, episode 7 tonight). Of course, this isn’t the most scientific observation–I also hadn’t seen any full busts among the living until I spotted a few D+ extras in season 3, episode 6.

Thanks to our ongoing Walking Dead marathon, I now see walkers everywhere, including in the fruit department of Costco last Saturday. “Walker!” I hissed at my husband. He glanced at the other woman handling the oranges and had to agree. She had stringy gray hair above a colorless face and wore a baggy denim shirt.

Thinking about her later, I realized that no one is actually immune from “turning” in real life. We go through periods when our faces turn grey and we look tired all the time. Perhaps there’s been a death or a breakup or more stress than we can bear, and we’re simply trying to make it from one day to the next. We forget what joy feels like. If you’re going through such a period, my heart goes out to you.

On the other hand, sometimes we look like zombies because we’ve forgotten what makes us “us”. The walkers in The Walking Dead have lost their personalities. Everyone looks alike. If it weren’t for the occasional dress and long hair, we wouldn’t be able to distinguish males from females, and that’s why there are no curvy walkers. Everyone must blend in.

Now that it’s spring, why not come back to life? Remember to do something that you enjoy even if no one else gets the same pleasure from it. Study the physical features that set you apart from every other woman and decide how to highlight them to be unmistakably you.