Crossed wires as the day begins results in you embarking on a fool's errand. A favour you agree to do for someone could turn out to have been totally needless or instructions given aren't clear. If a journey is involved, be sure you know exactly where you're supposed to go and what to do when you get there. Minor delays are possible but there's not a lot you can do about today's muddles and mix-ups other than try to see the funny side.

You know you're on the right track when occupied with new job interests but a colleague seems to think you're wrong. Trust your own judgement; letting others distract you could cause problems. Relationships are tense to the point of being hostile. You will feel more in control when others back off to concentrate on their own affairs. Try to get out a bit more than usual if you're starting to feel stifled.

Why give up so easily when things aren't going your way? If you're feeling stressed and harassed, pause a wee while, reflect on where you're going wrong and return to the problem with a fresh mind. Don't keep anything that's worrying you bottled up. Even if others seem irritated by your requests, insist they hear you out and give you the information you need to ease your mind. Keep plans for the evening peaceful; you need to relax.

Little surprises crop up forcing you to change your plans at the drop of a hat. A strange coincidence could, for instance, give you the chance to re-establish a friendship with someone from your distant past. Trivial difficulties could arise in communications; don't let these stop you from following up new ideas. Remember: you can be charming and persuasive. Use this to your advantage.

A friend or colleague who has recently been interfering and high handed is now trying to make amends. You find it difficult to forgive others who rub you the wrong way and it won't be easy to accept their apology. Even so, no matter how much someone's behaviour has upset you, try to forget your grievances. Think of the future, accept their apology and watch this relationship improve and progress.

You don't always see eye to eye with loved ones about money concerns; today financial conflicts are more intense. Any area linking you in a pecuniary sense to someone else needs gentle handling. A partner could be about to agree with you but they will try one more time to get their point of view across. React irritably and they will get prickly and stubborn. Use tact to get your own way.

Be lavish with praise where it is due and don't hold back from letting loved ones know how much you care for them. Someone close is feeling down in the dumps and they could do with your cheerful company. Whether it is a child, your best friend or your lover who is in need of encouragement, leave nothing unsaid. If this leaves you feeling emotionally drained a change of surroundings will have an invigorating effect this evening.

Conditions are not conducive if you're working in partnership with another. Nothing good will come out of face to face confrontations; keep your feelings to yourself. Your home is a perfect haven of peace and quiet no matter how exasperating life might be outside the family environment. If you're in need of a break, do what must be done then shut the door and forget about what's going on outside your own four walls!

Taking on more responsibility in connection with a group or partnership effort will be constructive but also confusing. The uncertainty comes through working with people you hardly know and not knowing exactly what they expect from you, but you can learn from watching other people's systems and methods. Contacts made now will be useful to you in the future but today you could have trouble with a joint project.

Be flexible should someone cancel plans at the last moment or back track on an agreement you thought was binding. You're disappointed in a friend or colleague who is not as conscientious or as reliable as you. Better to find this out now than later when it won't be so easy to break ties with this person. Take the chance to make some revisions in a professional matter if you discover you can't trust some of the people you are involved with.

A male relative could use emotional arguments to persuade you into certain courses of action. You might wonder why you give in so easily when other people's demands take up a number of hours. Running errands could also take you out of your area. At first this will be irritating, later it will be amusing when a valuable opportunity could come your way all because you find yourself in a place you hadn't meant to visit at all!

Shared financial matters and your own private finances should be dealt with and discussed with an open mind. Be willing to listen to other people's ideas but refuse to get involved in dubious investment schemes. Someone near you is all talk but rarely acts on their suggestions. Trust your intuition if you feel you can't rely on promises made today. In the evening, you could receive some surprise news about a close friend.