Aries (March 21 - April 19) You could be easily frustrated by small bumps in the road today. Carry a stain stick with you for life's little mishaps at the table. Don't make a big to-do about small issues. Who cares? Just have a good time and deal with the mess later.
Taurus (April 20 - May 20) Cooking and cleaning can wait while you have a play date with your children. Make flour-and-salt dough, cut with cookie cutters, poke a hole for a ribbon with a toothpick, then bake. Paint or color with marker when dry for gift-tag ornaments.
Gemini (May 21 - June 21) The picture may feel blurry as though you are looking at it from underwater or through a thicket of large pixels. Check your satellite dish; you may have to sweep off the leaves. A snow brush for car windows is good to have handy for clearing the dish during inclement weather.
Cancer (June 22 - July 22) Removal of the couch cushions so you can vacuum beneath them may seem like an exploration into unknown territory, but take some time for yourself when you find enough coinage for a giant caramel latte.
Leo (July 23 - August 22) Broad strokes and thin lines are required as you address those invitations. But if your hand should fail at calligraphy, do remember there are fonts in you word processing program that script beautifully. And remember: your printer can be adjusted to handle envelopes.
Virgo (August 23 - September 22) Other people will not be as organized as you would like them to be when planning the masquerade. Use tact as you attempt to keep count of the tickets sold and by whom. Whether your list is handmade or by computer, take time to focus as you collect money from each individual.
Libra (September 23 - October 22) A drifting feather can throw you off your emotional balance today. Allow birds that hit your picture window 24 hours to recover from the impact before you lament the loss of their song.
Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) Patience is a virtue you just don't have when it comes to tracked-in dirt. What happens in the garage could dirty the whole house. Place an absorbent mat inside and outside the doorway of the garage to keep the mess minimized.
Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) There is a light at the end of your road. If you gradually replace your old bulbs with the compact fluorescents, you will save bucks on your electricity bill. Those low-wattage bulbs also come with an adaptor for your ceiling fan lamps.
Capricorn (December 22 - January 19) Your children love the end result but you hate the task on the top of today's to-do list. Pumpkin-carving time means pulling the slimy seeds from the giant, orange squash. Rinse the seeds and scatter then across a cookie sheet sprinkled with your favorite salted-herb mixture and toast up a healthy treat.
Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) Cleaning might not be done to your standards, but when a phone call alerts you to unexpected house guests, assign each person in your home a cleaning task. Making a speed contest of it will get you ready enough for company.
Pisces (February 19 - March 20) A momentous move is in your future. Prepare for it today by de-cluttering. Blank newsprint does not make cushiony wrapping paper, but it will keep your glassware much cleaner than the inked kind.
Charles McDonald and Nate Tice's latest mock draft has five quarterbacks off the board in the top 13, a big-time weapon for Aaron Rodgers and some steals in the second half of the first round.
One common thread runs between Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun's departure and the death knell for GE next week: Jack Welch. Veteran financial journalist Allan Sloan notes that of the CEOs Welch mentored, four succeeded while 13 failed.