Welcome to bedtime stories for everyone, in which nothing much happens.

You feel good, and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nikolai.

I create everything you hear on nothing much happens.

Audio engineering is by Bob Wittersheime.

Tis the season forgiving,

and we are giving this week to Gleaners Community Food Bank here in Detroit.

And if you are looking to give to folks in your life, our premium plus subscriptions are very giftable.

And now they include our new daytime show, stories from the village of nothing much, ad free and early.

I am so excited about that show. Bob does some lovely sound design and for those of you

who never hear the stories because you are so well sleep trained.

The show makes for such a nice companion on walks or on your commute.

We've got links and info for all of this in the show notes, but check them out tomorrow.

For now, it's time to sleep.

And just by listening to the steady sound of my voice and the soft story I have for you,

we'll get there.

I'll tell the story twice a little slower the second time through.

If you wake later in the night, you can turn a story right back on, or sometimes it's enough just to think through any part of it that you can remember.

This sleep training will improve with time. Give yourself a few weeks to really get the hang of it. Now let's settle down for a long winter's nap.

Get as comfortable as you can.

The right pillow, the right

position

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