So many horoscopes... and not one spot on!

Today has not been a good day at all.

I woke up in a foul mood and have been short with everyone who speaks to me. I snapped at my best friend for the most ridiculous reason and thus she has been annoyed at me all day. I have felt so out of my body all day that it's ridiculous.

In my previous posts, I talked about my attempt at quitting smoking. Well... today I caved. So pissed off at being in a bad mood, I went out and bought some tobacco. And smoked. It's stupid. I immediately regretted it afterwards but I've got no willpower at all.

Tonight I rang my doctors and booked an appointment with a Fresh Start specialist. It consists of weekly appointments at my GP surgery with support and free nicotine patches. I will quit smoking one day! If you have any tips, please comment and let me know!

I wanted to find a way to make this day better, so instead of reading one horoscope today, I read six. Yes, that's right, six. I thought maybe I could whittle it down and make my favourite one the horoscope for today.

Alas, most of them are shit and didn't make sense for me today. Here are a few to whet your appetite...

The Sun (My "favourite", Mystic Meg)

Better ways to deal with money, and take the first step to making your life what you know it could be, makes this a turning-point day. The moon visits the psychic sector of your chart, so you just have to think of a name to draw a special someone closer. Luck texts at 8pm.

Today has not been a turning point with regards to money. Nor did I get a text at 8pm.

Horoscopes.co.uk

The diligent way in which you approach issues may have already got you noticed. However, it's possible that there is now some confusion about the hours you have worked and the value to be placed on them. It may be that you are expecting greater reward than will actually be the case. Someone born under Cancer and who is relatively new to the scene may not yet understand the role you have played.

My boyfriend is a Cancer. We've been together two years, so he isn't "new to the scene" as it were. However, he has just moved back to Derby from Plymouth. I just asked him if he understood the roles I have played (girlfriend, housemate, sub-editor at the newspaper where we both work) - he says yes. Damn.

Yahoo

Your best friend, lover, or business partner could come into some extra money and share the wealth with you. This is a wonderful opportunity to launch a home improvement project. Renovating a kitchen or bathroom will take time, but you'll be very pleased with the results. You could save money by shopping for salvaged materials. A resourceful person like you enjoys finding practical uses for cast off tiles, sinks, and light fixtures. Are you in the market for buying a place? Fill out a loan application.

I WISH my best friend or my boyfriend had come into extra money today. Oh, how I wish. To be fair, my best friend did offer to lend me some money earlier. I'm definitely not looking to launch home improvement plans at the moment - mainly because we live in a rented house and the landlord would go barmy if I renovated. I did, however, tidy up the living room earlier and took down some Christmas decorations... does that count? Oh and, no, Yahoo, I am most certainly not in the market for buying a place. As with most 20-somethings in the UK at the moment, I probably won't be able to afford that luxury for, um... 15 years.

As you can see, the above horoscopes are ridiculous. The only one I could sort of relate to would be this one...

iVillage

Something is slipping away from you -- but that's no reason to give up! You may be able to snag it or at least get a clue so you can follow up on it at a later date. Things should make more sense pretty soon.

Do you know what was slipping away from me today? My willpower to quit smoking. I really do hope things make sense pretty soon.