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.

Audio engineering is by Bob Wittersheim.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

Thank you for your support.

Now, let me tell you how to use this podcast.

Your mind needs a place to rest, someplace quiet and simple and soft.

That's what the story will be.

A landing place.

A nest for your mind.

All you have to do is listen.

Follow along with the sound of my voice.

And before you know it, you'll be waking up tomorrow,

feeling rested and refreshed.

I'll read the story twice, and I'll go a little slower when I get to the second telling.

If you wake again in the middle of the night, try thinking back

to any part of the story you can remember.

Sometimes just saying the name of it in your mind

will put you right back into your nest and you'll drop right back off. This is a kind of brain training.

It improves with time, so be sure to give it some time.

Our story tonight is chore that becomes a sort of meditation. It's a story about a chore that becomes a sort of meditation.

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