You feel compelled to reach out towards new places and to try out new ideas. You can maximise your potential by presenting your thoughts with enthusiasm and passion. In a close relationship, you should give free rein to your emotions especially if they have been pent up for too long now. Others will surprise you by their enthusiastic response. Wear pastel shades today to enhance emotional stability.

Now the festive season is over, you know you should be thinking about investments and exercising restraint with your spending. Conversely, buying something beautiful for yourself gives you a huge lift and boosts your moral. Retail therapy doesn't come without a cost! Why not save yourself some money and try meditation, an invigorating walk or even some low impact exercise? Steer yourself away from the shops!

A close partnership may reach a critical juncture. Either your bond will grow stronger because this union gives you confidence. Or you are starting to realise that a relationship has had its day and there are plenty more fish in the sea. The start of the year is a good time for meeting new friends and influencing people. Dress to impress as you could end up talking to someone who is in a position to help you further your aims.

There may be an ulterior motive behind someone's critical words regarding your abilities. Consequently don't take what they say, to heart. Eliminate anything or anyone from your life that's holding you back and have the courage to try something you've failed at before. Better still give a new project or venture a go and you could uncover artistic skills you never knew you had. You will excel in your creative efforts.

You're confident, sexy and vivacious and if single, you should be aggressively wooing a partner who finds you charming and exciting. Be on the lookout for new challenges, especially in connection with work, study or travel. Accept an invitation to a conference, seminar or special event. Someone who is an excellent financial manager is in a position to help or advise you. You could discover you have a talent for improvisation!

Your first priority now is to restore emotional ties and re-establish good relationships within the family. The one place where you feel you can express yourself freely and without restraint is within your own four walls. Besides, your family need you to be open and honest with them. If there have been problems, the air will soon be cleared. It's also a good day to use your imagination to find new uses for old items in your home.

Power-play tactics are very much in evidence in your relationships. You might link up with someone whose masterful temperament may seem strange or even threatening to your family. Consider their warnings but if you sense this could be a rewarding relationship, trust your inner instincts. You're in tune with the people around you and you can sense vibes that others aren't aware of.

The temptation to buy some great new clothes or to treat yourself in some other way is almost too strong to ignore. Can you really afford it? If you can't, don't worry. Your ability to spot a bargain means you can treat yourself to something nice without it costing a lot. It's a good day to try doing something new. Learning to drive or booking a summer time break will give you that sense of freedom you crave.

You have all the energy and resolve you need to change your life in order to make it more successful. You can make progress by taking the chance to achieve something significant on your own in 2005. Especially if this draws attention to your unique skills and abilities. A breakthrough in your career is imminent and you have every reason to feel excited about the future.

Working in the background is hardly likely to bring satisfaction if a controlling person intends to take credit for all your hard work. Be sure that your skills and talents are recognised in 2005 and that you get to take pleasure in your triumphs. Treat yourself later for a job well done: book a few hours beauty treatment or make a reservation at your favourite restaurant. Celebrate your accomplishments.

Participating in a group or community event could put you in touch with someone who might help you further your aims. You may feel that in helping yourself, you are taking advantage of a situation where the primary goal is to help others. Don't let this stop you from going ahead. Your efforts can make a vast improvement to a joint enterprise. So there's no need whatsoever to feel guilty about having an ulterior motive for joining in.

You won't ever fulfil your true potential if you don't take steps to turn your hopes and aspirations into reality. Whatever it is that's holding you back, you need to confront it now and make this your year. Whether it is a fear of failure or a lack of confidence, don't let this stop you from broadening your career horizons. You have the talent and you have the ability, so take this chance to show what you can do.