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 all the stories you hear on nothing much happens with audio engineering

by Bob Witterschheim.

Even people write me suggesting themes for stories they might like to hear.

And just as often, I have to write back and say, that story exists.

It hits in the book.

There are 16 stories in my book that have never been heard on the podcast.

So if you want to take a trip to the museum on a summer afternoon, visit the lavender

farm outside of town.

Dive into a whole story just about beautiful and unusual words.

Hear a concert in the park or go stargazing up in the mountains.

Well, I invite you to pick up my book.

It's beautifully illustrated and has a map in the front to situate you in the village

of nothing much.

Would you rather hear me read those stories?

Well, the audio book is also available.

You can buy from your favorite bookseller or get an autographed copy at nothingmuchappens.com.

Now let me say a little about how this podcast works.

Most often when we struggle to sleep, the bit holding us back is the mind.

We may even be kept awake by the worry that we won't sleep.

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