With you having been so involved in the affairs of others, lately, extra work and responsibilities have been loaded on your shoulders. Today seems to be no different. No-one with any sense would expect you to cope with so much on your own. If you're going to plough through a mountain of chores, you're going to have to recruit others to help you. And refuse to take 'no' for an answer.

Someone you're linked with professionally has too much influence over your personal life too. You might respect their authority and value their suggestions but in areas other than your career, you are the one who should be making the choices. Consider their advice, by all means, but you don't have to take it. Independent action will also enlighten them as to the limits of their power.

You're ruled by your itchy feet this Monday but you could be heading for trouble if you insist on following your instincts. You want to meet new people, visit way-out places, and do something different with your life. Don't act on a spontaneous whim. Look for ways to make life more interesting but remember: you don't have to do everything straight away.

Volunteering to do something on impulse could be cause for later regret, especially if you hadn't considered the possible cost. Even if someone assures you that they've done all the necessary research and nothing can go wrong, don't put too much faith in their promises. Taking someone up on a rash and potentially risky offer could lose you both money and a friend.

Pressures in a partnership increase and you're starting to feel bitter about the demands another person is making. Before responding as you would wish, consider why your partner's being so tough on you. If they're trying to assert their independence, why not let them have their head for a while? This could make for an easier life in the future as your willingness to compromise will be amply rewarded.

You're hurrying too much, you're worrying too much and hasty efforts are going to lead to mistakes or accidents. Duty comes before pleasure; not a pleasing thought when you aren't in the mood for today's chores. Insist that others who are starting to take your hard-working nature for granted, give you some help and don't give up until you get it.

An early-morning emotional scene could upset you and colour your attitude towards the rest of the day. All the fight seems to have drained out of you and this leaves you wide open to predators who are happy to take advantage. If you're doing something for someone, whether professionally or as a favour, get a receipt for anything you have to pay for and be sure you're reimbursed. A creative project will help relax you, this evening.

You're tempted to splash out on a modest extravagance for the home but what you see as being a fairly small expenditure, someone you live with will regard as excessive. If you really want to keep your home-life harmonious, you might have to forgo this little pleasure. The incentive being: an easing of tensions within the family will mean you can be more relaxed within your own four walls.

The pace is strenuous as the week begins and it won't always be easy to keep up with what others are doing or thinking. People expect you to read their minds but when your mind is concentrating on an assortment of chores, how were you to know? One good thing to come out of today's events is that you will readily pull back from those who are so self-absorbed that they can't see how unreasonable their demands can be.

Before acting on what seems like a great idea, pause and think about it. It isn't like you to be over-confident or careless, yet both these traits are evident now and these could serve to see your hard earned money and prestige, slipping through your fingers. Even if money matters seem to be going exceptionally well, it's still worth keeping a tight hold on the financial reins.

Ideally, you'd like to concentrate on one special project, especially one that might be of some importance to your career or future goals. Unfortunately, that's not going to happen, today. Something you're doing is attracting the attention of other people and they're full of questions and queries. Since they might be able to help you in the future, it wouldn't be advisable to turn them away.

You're in the mood to stay in the background and one advantage will be that you will learn a lot by observing professionals carrying out their work. Whether you're interested in developing your creative skills or your knowledge, you will get more out of watching the experts at work, than you would through reading self-study books or attending hours of classroom lectures.