Welcome to another year of bedtime stories for grownups, in which nothing much happens.

You feel good and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nicolai.

I read and write all the stories you hear on nothing much happens.

No engineering is by Bob Wittersheim.

Nothing much happens is a proud member of the Curious Cast podcast network.

Let's get ready to sleep.

I'll read you a simple, cozy story.

It's a place to rest your mind, and when your mind rests, your body will inevitably follow.

I'll read the story twice, and I'll go a little slower on the second read.

Just follow along with the sound of my voice and the cozy details of the story.

Pull them around you as you would a soft blanket.

And if you wake in the night, take yourself back into the story.

Thinking back through any bit you can remember.

This trains your brain to return to sleep mode, and the more you practice it, the easier you will find it.

Now it's time to switch off the light.

Set aside anything you've been looking at or working on.

Adjust your pillows and comforter until you feel completely at ease.

If you sometimes clench your jaw as you sleep, try resting the tip of your tongue

at the place where your upper teeth meet the gums on the inside.

That will help keep your jaw relaxed.

Now you are about to fall asleep.

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