Your cheerful outlook makes everything you choose to do seem even more interesting than usual. You feel particularly close to someone older, possibly a parent or elderly relative. If they advise you on an important issue you will seriously consider their words. In a group or festive fund raising effort other members of the team will leave you to you use your own judgement in several matters. This shouldn't surprise you; they know you won't let them down.

Be sensible about the choices you make; if it might have long term consequences don't do anything on impulse. For instance, what's the point of doing a course or taking up a challenge which has no relevance to anything you're going to be doing in the future? All this might do is waste your valuable time and get you further into debt. Just because friends are following a certain course you don't have to follow suit!

A joint arrangement could hold up some social or business plans you had for the day. You're inclined to try to hurry things along but someone is overly sensitive so you must do this as subtly as you can. For all the difficulties you might encounter, you will meet most challenges with enthusiasm. This applies especially to testing situations within your career.

Social or business arrangements could become tangled through misunderstandings. Friends and colleagues are vague about their movements and you might wonder whether someone has something they're trying to hide. If you believe in yourself and what you are doing you will feel so much the better for a little positive thinking. In the evening you might want to cram as much variety into the hours as possible.

Any free time you have on your hands might be spent doing some careful reorganisation at home. You might add some variety or colour to your surroundings to brighten up your place ready for the coming festivities. Since nobody is in the mood to stop you then you're free to do whatever you please. Common sense will tell you where to draw the line so your housemates won't be too shocked by the results!

You're nervous about plans being made for the weeks ahead but this won't stop you from going ahead. People you are about to meet you haven't seen in a long time and you wonder if you will still have anything in common. This feeling will soon pass once things get underway. There is a lot you will have to catch up on. A visit to a housebound neighbour will alert you to the fact they miss the company of their friends and it may prompt you to arrange a little surprise.

Accepting invitations to festive social and business events could stand to make you a few new friends and acquaintances. You enjoy being the centre of attention and you aren't short of anything to say. As well as this, a surprise your partner or a close friend has arranged will liven things up immensely. While you're getting on so well with your friends and loved ones, this would be an ideal time to work on some long term plans or aims for the future.

With the thought of how much this coming Christmas might cost, it's time to buckle down and organise your finances. This means leaving no bills unpaid. Being sensible now helps you avoid problems you would otherwise encounter later. Watching your spending at social functions and being realistic about how much you can afford on gifts should help keep your money picture stable over the weeks ahead.

New projects recently undertaken should begin to move forward now. This has a lot to do with the interest one or two important people are starting to take in you. Even so you may still need a small nudge in the right direction from a partner or close friend when too much excitement puts you a little off your chosen course. They have no need to worry. Temporary distractions won't throw you and a fresh burst of energy will push you to pursue new social ambitions.

It would do you good to withdraw into the background and concentrate on personal matters. You also may want to think about something someone has recently said or done. There's a twist in the air when a friend mentions a recent incident and you feel they are in some way getting at you. No matter how hard you try to put this thought out of your mind it keeps coming back. The only way to discover whether your suspicions are correct is to ask them what they really meant.

A promise someone makes to you inspires you to chase a personal dream with a revived sense of purpose. You're in an energetic and even aggressive mood and determined to bring about a special goal. It won't escape your notice that an old friend or relative doesn't seem to be their usual cheerful self. It won't be wise to pester them; if there is anything they wish to discuss they will tell you of their own accord.

Tread carefully when administering advice; someone is relying on you more than you realise. A friend or neighbour looks to you for sensitive support and guidance. Be prepared to help others in whatever trivial way whenever they should need it. Through giving your assistance today the relationship you share will start to alter. It is also possible that through such friendships you will be learning a lot about yourself.