You will be kept on your toes as you need to arrange new routines around some recent changes. Someone who dislikes the idea of anything new will try to hold you back. You must go with your instincts. If you want others to understand what you're doing, take time to explain your intentions. If you are patient, you should end the day with them on your side.

If you're having a good sort out at home or at work, why push yourself beyond sensible limits? If you share your work with others, don't suggest they pull their weight: insist on it. Some people may have planned to enjoy a lazy day but if there is work to be done and you want it out of the way, it is up to you to motivate them into action!

No matter how heavy your responsibilities are, refuse to give in to the temptation to take short cuts. A variety of duties and commitments need attention. It isn't easy to prioritise when everything seems to be urgent. Your best plan today and over the weeks ahead is to take things one step at a time. Careless mistakes will be made if you rush or panic.

A colleague or colleague's whispers of advice are starting to get on your nerves. People are trying to be helpful; you'd prefer to get on without them watching over your shoulders. Carry on with your own routines and methods and ignore any tips they may give you. By the end of the day you will have proved to others you are more capable than they thought!

If you don't feel up to complicated chores, leave them for another time. You aren't so far behind that you can't catch up with a few odds and ends next week. Your powers of concentration aren't as good as they could be and you are easily distracted. There may be something chaotic about a situation later in the day and you will prefer to leave others to it!

In areas where you have been tested or observed you are ready now to go it alone. You need to prove you can manage without supervision. Despite some commitments being tough and challenging, you can handle them. Contact with someone who lives overseas or in a distant place will give you plenty to think about now.

Expect to be both pleased and taken aback by a loved one's news; congratulations are in order. Spending extra time pleasing friends and colleagues will be worth it as there are favours they will do for you in the weeks ahead. Ideas turned down in the past are given another airing and you could be surprised at the positive response received this time round!

Decisions made over the days ahead will be far reaching. To take up a further education or home study course, you may have to give up something you are fond of in order to find the time. Diligently pursuing your aims until the end will merit the sacrifice. Giving up half way will be a waste of time and money. For that reason, stick with your initial intentions.

Today, it is not what you say that's important, it is what you do! You need to roll up your sleeves and get on with tasks needing attention. Other people may hesitate about handing some jobs over to you. Proving you are up to the task will erase any doubts they may have. So what do you do? You get on with the job and prove what you are capable of!

Pleasing a boss or someone in authority takes second place now to your peace of mind. If you're being asked to do something against your wishes, it is important to make a stand. No matter what the situation why should you be belittled or demeaned? If someone is unfair in their comments, criticism or treatment of you, let them know you will put up with this no longer.

You get to prove you are right about a domestic matter in needs of fairly urgent attention. There's a temptation to remind others how many times your suggestions have been ignored in the past. In this instance, it would be best to keep your thoughts to yourself! Problems will soon be taken care of if you keep the atmosphere friendly and harmonious.

A new, more progressive trend is about to begin. Events over the days and weeks ahead will place you in the company of some influential people. A male colleague will help you up the professional ladder but are his motives genuine? This evening, encourage a younger member of the family to discuss emotional concerns. They need to get something of their chest.