Take an old tissue box or basket and if you want decorate it – this is your inspiration deposit box.

Write down all the types or weather and sky phenomena you can think of onto separate pieces of paper that you fold up and place in this box. This means everything from hot, cold, rain, snow, to clear skies, rainbows, sun-dogs and shooting stars.

Shake the box well and pull one of the pieces of paper out – now write an extended metaphor about some trying aspect of life, this will normally be family, love or death – though at the moment will probably involve money and the financial markets!