Welcome.

It's a bedtime story for, well, actually they are for everyone.

We call them bedtime stories for grown-ups because we want to remind grown-ups who sometimes

forget that they can still enjoy being read to sleep.

But they are all family-friendly.

Everyone deserves to feel good and then fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nicolai.

I write and read all the stories you hear on Nothing Much Happens, with audio engineering

by Bob Witter-Shime.

You can subscribe to Add Free and Bonus episodes, as well as stock yourself up with cozy

merch 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 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 back 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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