For Tuesday, March 11, 2003. Those with birthdays today: You’ll discover just how many options you have coming your way. Let go of inefficient patterns and look toward better ways of handling your life. Curb your sweet tooth if you don’t want to add inches to your waistline. If you are single, a significant relationship will become a strong likelihood in late 2003 or early 2004. If you are attached, your relationship flourishes if you don’t get bogged gown in your daily routine.

The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

Aries (March 21-April 19)

• You could be overly serious, but you get your message across. Friends create a roller-coaster ride, even if you don’t want to be part of it. Keep smiling until you can vanish, which will be soon enough. Tonight: Order in.

• Deal with a financially difficult situation or decision. Have more confidence in your abilities. Air out a problem to make a difference. Tonight: Out where your friends are.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

• Use the daylight hours to the max — within your limits — and especially get all the facts. Empower yourself by acknowledging your faults more directly. Tonight: Treat yourself on the way home.

• Emphasize your goals during the daytime hours. You could find that someone close takes you down a new path. You might be resistant to someone’s suggestion. Tonight: Take your time.

• Realize what might be going on with someone in the office. Realize when you don’t have control. Sit back and be an observer. Tonight: Where your friends are.

• You seek answers, but might be blocked from getting the precise facts. Think carefully about your potential. Consider signing up for a course or seminar. Tonight: A must appearance.

• Revise your thinking after a most lively discussion with an associate. With increased insight, you see many new possibilities. Consider how you can open the door, especially professionally. Tonight: Find answers.

• Let others seek you out, rather than you seeking them out. As a result, you remain in control and find new ways to handle a problem. Tonight: Get feedback from a trusted partner.

• Be more aware of your decisions and long-term goals. Postpone an important money talk till later in the day, or even tomorrow, if possible. Tonight: Accept an invitation.

• You might want to examine someone’s idea more carefully, even if your immediate reaction is no. You have a lot to learn, though you might not be exactly sure of what you want. Express your multiple thoughts. Tonight: Easy does it.

• * Take your time making a decision. You might be taken aback by someone else’s approach. Process more of what is happening. Flow with your thoughts more carefully. Tonight: Lighten up.