There's no fun, excitement or drama in a current relationship or social commitment. It's not that you're going to completely walk out and leave others in the lurch but you are starting to feel distinctly bored and restless. Either you will find a way to add spice to a romance or perk up your social life or you will start to hint that you're thinking about moving on. After all, no one can expect you to stay in a situation that brings you no joy.

Time management is all about fitting in everything you've taken on so no important commitment is overlooked. It might feel, at times, like you're spinning too many plates but you also know you've got what it takes to prevent any one of them from crashing to the floor. You're coping well today but what if you don't have as much energy tomorrow? It's going to be stressful to keep dashing from one task to another. Maybe it's time to reduce your commitments.

Remember there is more to life than work and responsibility. If you're starting to feel stressed and irritable, get outside and walk through a park or around the neighbourhood. Invite friends around for a relaxing evening get together. Life has so much to bring through enjoyment and pleasure. Try to differentiate between everyday trials and tribulations and other troubles you've recently allowed into your life. You can always change your mind if you aren't happy with a recent decision.

What you're experiencing now will teach you why someone you've never understood goes through such extreme highs and lows. What you discover about a side of life that a friend or neighbour has been keeping to themselves will heighten your respect for them. You might decide to be patient and sensitive and not to give in to the urge to respond to criticism in the future. If you want to be more courageous, you've found the perfect mentor.

The upside to a difficult situation is that you're only stuck in it until you find a way out! Somehow you got yourself into this dilemma and somehow you will find the exit. Firstly you need to get past the anger and resentment you feel while you're in the thick of things. If it's work, delegating so jobs to others might help. If it's debt, seek expert advice, but don't dodge your commitments. Keep telling yourself you aren't the only one and you are not alone.

A new friend just seems to want to mess up other people's lives. While you're trying hard to better yourself, you keep getting drawn into business that isn't your concern. You're tempted to leave people to sort out their own problems but you also sense someone is relying on you for your sensible advice and guidance. All you can do is suggest how to clear up their mistakes and hope eventually they'll get onto the right path.

If you ever get stuck or bogged down by emotion, a sensitive friend who can keep a secret is the one to turn to. Their view of the world will help you understand your life from a different perspective. You're being encouraged to set daily as well as long term goals and to keep arrangements simple. The more uncomplicated life and relationships are for you, the better you will be able to cope.

Friends and loved ones want your undivided attention and won't settle for less. Just because technology allows you to keep in touch with business contacts and work from almost anywhere, it doesn't mean you have to do it! If you're supposed to be on a day's trip with the family, make a conscious effort not to keep checking your work emails. The whole point of dedicating time to loved ones is because they're feeling neglected.

You will help out a friend or in-law as much as is humanly possible but you can't be there for them all the time. Make it clear from the start that just because you're willing to drop everything when they need you today, they can't expect the same, tomorrow. Other people are going to have to rearrange their lifestyle to cope with changing circumstances. They can't have everything they want and it's about time they started to learn this.

You might have some serious misgivings about all the drama that's going on around you and wish life could have a semblance of normality. There are so many things you've got to think about and decisions you must make. Amazingly the real troubles in your life are apt to be things that rarely cross your worried mind until suddenly they hit you in the early hours of the morning. A lack of sleep makes it even more difficult to make sensible decisions!

You could be surprised to overhear words of advice meant for another that seem appropriate to you. Even though a wise and wonderful person who is trying to help someone else isn't talking to you directly, you will take everything they say to heart. Your thoughts become clearer after overhearing a conversation. This will help keep you pushing through until you reach a personal goal. There are good times to be had in the company of like minded friends.

Your neighbourhood seems to be embroiled in controversy. Conflict between conservationists wanting to protect open space and alternative energy supporters is causing rifts in your community. You get the impression some people are only looking at one side: either at the benefits envisaged or the costs to the community in terms of health risks, noise and changes to the environment. You're doing your best to see the big picture but it isn't easy.