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I have a slight obsession with Instagram. I love the pretty pictures and the encouraging and positive community. Because my blog is primarily dedicated to style, beauty and fashion, Instagram has become a huge part of my work as well -- whether I am taking pictures to share with my audience or browsing Instagram for inspiration.

I probably take about 20 photos a day, although I only post 4-5 and, embarrassingly enough, it takes me about 3-5 minutes to process each picture. What, with all the different tools and filters, there's a lot of thought that goes into posting the best possible version of your photo! There are a ton of apps out there to help you get it right -- in fact, using these apps can be as fun as using Instagram itself! Here are my favorite iPhone apps that help me take fun and pretty photos, and some tips for taking photographs when you're out and about.

VSCO Cam ($0.99) is the primary camera app I use to actually shoot my pictures. I find it takes the clearest pictu

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Aries (March 21 - April 19) Don't be ruthlessly self-interested today -- and not because delaying your selfishness will pay off financially, either. Do it because it's the right thing to do; you'll understand in a flash of recognition that that's the real pay off. Today's Aries Reading: Free Sample Numerology Portrait

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) You need to find the right balance between looks and substance today. You've been too focused on one and not enough on the other, and your bottom line has suffered as a result. One without the other is like one hand clapping. Today's Taurus Reading: Free Sample Chakra Reading

Gemini (May 21 - June 21) If you are full of high hopes as you start each new project, only to lose interest and pass it along to someone else, then it's time to m

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As the mom of a little girl, I find myself looking at women in the public eye as potential role models. I'm sure the time will come that my daughter will want to model her wardrobe and attitude after pop stars and actresses and I'm (mostly) okay with that. But as a feminist and political junkie, I want to make sure that she knows there are women who make American history, not just compete on American Idol. There's an old adage that women must be twice as good to be considered the equals of men. This is certainly true of women who have been the first to hold positions of power: the first woman elected to Congress, the first woman Justice of the Supreme Court, the first woman Speaker of the House. Here are 7 of those women; all of them I admire and hope my daughter will grow to emulate. - By Rebekah Kuschmider

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By Lexi Nisita, Designed by by Ammiel Mendoza, Refinery29
Forget the Census - Google may very well be the best way to get your finger on the pulse of a nation in this day and age. It's an unparalleled source of data that escapes the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle (the theory that the mere fact of observation can skew the results of an experiment), and search terms often have an uncanny ability to tap into both humanity's hidden psyche and current social and political mass trends. Though the decreasingly private nature of the Internet might make this a thing of the past someday soon, for now, people are searching their most honest questions and concerns without fear of judgment.

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When you take a look at those search terms on a global scale, the result is sometimes hilarious, sometimes a little sad, and always intriguing. Here in America, we're either really obsessed with Lil' Wayne or feeling kind of lonely (or possibl

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What did you want to be when you grew up? A lawyer, a veterinarian, a teacher, an astronaut - our answers as kids seemed to change with each year and new interest that passed. But when real life kicked in along with bills, mortgages, and mouths to feed, pursuing the work that we loved seemed a distant dream. But the tides are turning - thanks to online businesses that make it easier than ever to share your life's work and sell it around the world, more and more parents are able to do what they love … and make a living of it, too. Want to join their ranks? Hear how 7 Etsy entrepreneurs got where they are today! - By Babble Editors

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