Welcome to bedtime stories for grownups.

In which nothing much happens, you feel good and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nicolai.

I write and read every story you hear on nothing much happens.

You're all so engineering is by Bob Witter-Shine.

If you love these stories, there is a whole world waiting for you in my book, also called

nothing much happens.

See the busy bakery on a Saturday morning, make the sandwiches we eat at the allotment,

and read sixteen new stories that will never be on the podcast.

It's available all over the world, and you can learn more at nothingmuchappens.com.

Let me say something about how to use this podcast.

I'm going to tell you a story to help you relax and drop off into sleep.

I'll tell it twice, and I'll go a little bit slower the second time through.

The story is like a landing pad for your mind, a soft place for it to rest.

If you find yourself still awake at the end of the first or the second telling, don't

worry.

That's a good rule of thumb in general when you're trying to fall asleep.

Don't worry.

Relax.

Take your mind back to the beginning of the story, and walk yourself through the details

that you remember, especially any bit that felt particularly cozy.

You're training your brain and body to wind down, and the more often you do it, the faster

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