Welcome to bedtime stories for grown-ups, in which nothing much happens.

You feel good, and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nikolai.

I write and read all the stories you hear on nothing much happens with audio engineering

by Bob Widdersheim.

Bob and I are heading out on our summer vacations this week.

So we are revisiting one of my all-time favorite stories

and a beautiful summer story. We'll have a brand new episode for you next week.

Now, let me tell you a little about how to use this podcast. I have a tried and true method for quieting

down your brain and easing you into sleep. I'll tell you a bedtime story. It's simple and soothing and I'll tell it twice,

going a little slower on the second read-through.

All you have to do is listen.

Let your mind follow along with the shape of the story

and the sound of my voice and before you know it you'll be

waking up tomorrow feeling rested and ready for another day.

If you wake in the middle of the night, you can listen again,

or just think back through any bits of the story that you can remember.

Now, turn off your light. No more screens.

Slide down into your sheets and get as comfortable as you can.

Arrange your body into your favorite sleeping position.

Take a slow, deep breath, in through the nose and out through the mouth.

Do that one more time.

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