If someone has been vague and is keeping information from you, why take them seriously? You can see nothing in the proposal they are bringing to you, when they refuse to be totally honest about what is on offer. An idea may sound good to others but you can spot too many flaws. Pulling out of a joint venture and refusing to have anything more to do with an unsound deal isn't what some people want to hear. But it is what's necessary to look after your own interests.

Keep duty and chores to a minimum and trust your own judgement about finance and romance. If you've got the place to yourselves again, you and a partner might spend time clearing up all the debris from the past few days and chatting about nothing in particular and everything in general. Neighbours might descend on you without notice, this evening. If you have children and have to go out of your way to keep your domestic world harmonious, do so!

In order to keep a deal alive you may have to lower your demands or expectations. If you don't want to leave the transaction empty handed, you must seriously consider any proposal on offer. You might feel burdened with financial and legal concerns but you will not be defeated. Negotiate, work through any problems or discrepancies and aim to settle on an agreement by the end of the day. Keep a low profile this evening as there is a friend or neighbour you are trying to avoid.

Work holds little attraction; your mind isn't on the job. It will be difficult to keep on top of your normal routines let alone concentrate on tricky problems. A number of communications throughout the day are likely to involve your partner, a work colleague or a close neighbour. At times you will feel annoyed with what is being said but consider the power of a kind word. A compassionate response will go a long way and is less likely to cause an argument!

If there's something on your mind concerning your career, don't sit around waiting for other people to take the initiative. If necessary open up discussions regarding these matters yourself rather than wait for those in a position of power to do so. You could soon find yourself engrossed in the preliminary details of a new project that's ready to be launched in the early days of next year. Your positive reaction to new responsibilities will register favourably with authority.

A project or something you are working on seems to have veered onto the wrong track. If some plans don't work out, this could be ultimately for the good. You would only have continued wasting your time on efforts that ultimately will have lead to nothing. Even if you never envisaged having to make the kind of decisions being expected of you today, there will be no choice but to take a deep breath and go for what you feel are the right ones.

Sometimes it is not experience but drive that's needed to take on something new. Starting a project, job or pastime which is completely different from anything you have experienced before will allow you to make more use of your talents and latent abilities. A lot of solid work will be necessary but it is viable to look at an offer which on first sight appears unachievable. Don't tell yourself you can't when you haven't even attempted to find out whether you can!

You're impressed with the results of a trial project and have a clear vision of what must be done to keep this successful. Competitors are watching you and will try to copy your ideas but will they have the entrepreneurial skills to emulate your success? It will be your ideas and experience that will take this business into a different league. Besides, there is a speeded up quality to the day and it will take you well ahead of the competition.

Self discipline is needed to carry out a job you dislike; at least this will get it over with. There is no way the energy you expend for the mediocre results attained will balance. It might therefore feel as if you've wasted a lot of your time; try not to see it that way. Look on this instead as you having taken the chance to clear the decks ready for the New Year. Probably everyone is trying, in some way, to tie up loose ends now.

Now comes the time to unwind slightly and give your battered digestive system a chance to settle down. Choose simpler meals and a more leisurely drinks intake. You would prefer not to get involved in anything too rowdy. A little diplomacy will go a long way. Others around you, especially children and younger members of the family will happily go along with your suggestions today if you promise to let them have their way tomorrow.

Emotions are explored as you uncover a loved one's harrowing secret. The fact they have confided in you is a sure sign they can't cope any longer with keeping it all bottled up inside. Their confession will cause you to do some soul searching of your own. At the end of the day, it will be difficult to indulge in too much reproach when after all, everyone makes mistakes, you included.

The time is not quite right for starting any ambitious projects, but don't ditch your ideas. They can always be revived at a later date when you are more likely to get the support you need to make them successful. Your thoughts are on the long term future and all the wonderful things you might achieve in 2010. Being up in the clouds can be pleasant but today, it is also necessary to keep your feet on the ground. Someone close needs some practical assistance!