Originally Aired: December 19th, 2022 (Season 10, Episode 29) Our story tonight is called Comfort and Joy, and it’s a story about adding light to the dark evenings of winter. It’s also about bringing back a sweet neighborhood tradition, a Rowen tree laced with lights, and a paper chain to count down the days.  <a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/weighted-pillows">Preorder your own NMH weighted pillow now!</a> Subscribe for ad-free, bonus, and extra-long episodes now, as well as ad-free and early episodes of Stories from the Village of Nothing Much! Search for the NMH Premium channel on Apple Podcasts or follow the link: <a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription">nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription</a>  Listen to our new show, Stories from the Village of Nothing Much, on your favorite podcast app. <a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village">nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village</a> Join us tomorrow morning for a meditation at <a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this">nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this</a>.  Save over $100 on the <a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/wind-down-box">Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box</a>, featuring Kathryn’s favorite relaxation essentials from top wellness brands, including calming supplements, a lavender candle, sleep aids, and more for the perfect bedtime ritual.<a href="https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens" rel="payment">Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Originally Aired: December 19th, 2022 (Season 10, Episode 29)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Our story tonight is called Comfort and Joy, and it’s a story about adding light to the dark evenings of winter. It’s also about bringing back a sweet neighborhood tradition, a Rowen tree laced with lights, and a paper chain to count down the days. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;&lt;a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/weighted-pillows"&gt;Preorder your own NMH weighted pillow now!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe for ad-free, bonus, and extra-long episodes now, as well as ad-free and early episodes of Stories from the Village of Nothing Much! Search for the NMH Premium channel on Apple Podcasts or follow the link: &lt;a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription"&gt;nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Listen to our new show, Stories from the Village of Nothing Much, on your favorite podcast app. &lt;a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village"&gt;nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Join us tomorrow morning for a meditation at &lt;a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this"&gt;nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Save over $100 on the &lt;a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/wind-down-box"&gt;Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box&lt;/a&gt;, featuring Kathryn’s favorite relaxation essentials from top wellness brands, including calming supplements, a lavender candle, sleep aids, and more for the perfect bedtime ritual.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens" rel="payment"&gt;Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Experience Comfort and Joy, a tale about brightening dark winter evenings with sweet traditions, a glowing Rowen tree, and a paper chain countdown. A story to bring warmth and light to the season.

Comfort & Joy (Encore)

Our stories tonight have been picked by the team that makes Nothing Much&hellip;Happen. They are stories of snowfall and candy canes, train sets and tree farms, cats and cows, and card games. From all of us, we wish you sweet dreams. <a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/collections/merch">Nothing Merch Happens!</a> Now available. <a href="https://hellopixeldesign.com/">Lindsey ~ Website Designer &amp; Upkeep</a> <a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/weighted-pillows">Order your own NMH weighted pillow now!</a> Subscribe for ad-free, bonus, and extra-long episodes now, as well as ad-free and early episodes of Stories from the Village of Nothing Much! Search for the NMH Premium channel on Apple Podcasts or follow the link: <a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription">nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription</a>&nbsp; Listen to our daytime show, Stories from the Village of Nothing Much, on your favorite podcast app. <a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village">nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village</a> Join us tomorrow morning for a meditation at <a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this">nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this</a>.&nbsp; Save over $100 on the <a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/wind-down-box">Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box</a>, featuring Kathryn&rsquo;s favorite relaxation essentials from top wellness brands, including calming supplements, a lavender candle, sleep aids, and more for the perfect bedtime ritual.<a href="https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens" rel="payment">Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;Our stories tonight have been picked by the team that makes Nothing Much&amp;hellip;Happen. They are stories of snowfall and candy canes, train sets and tree farms, cats and cows, and card games. From all of us, we wish you sweet dreams.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;&lt;a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/collections/merch"&gt;Nothing Merch Happens!&lt;/a&gt; Now available.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;&lt;a href="https://hellopixeldesign.com/"&gt;Lindsey ~ Website Designer &amp;amp; Upkeep&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;&lt;a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/weighted-pillows"&gt;Order your own NMH weighted pillow now!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe for ad-free, bonus, and extra-long episodes now, as well as ad-free and early episodes of Stories from the Village of Nothing Much! Search for the NMH Premium channel on Apple Podcasts or follow the link: &lt;a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription"&gt;nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Listen to our daytime show, Stories from the Village of Nothing Much, on your favorite podcast app. &lt;a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village"&gt;nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Join us tomorrow morning for a meditation at &lt;a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this"&gt;nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Save over $100 on the &lt;a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/wind-down-box"&gt;Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box&lt;/a&gt;, featuring Kathryn&amp;rsquo;s favorite relaxation essentials from top wellness brands, including calming supplements, a lavender candle, sleep aids, and more for the perfect bedtime ritual.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens" rel="payment"&gt;Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Celebrate the season with Merry Much Happens, a collection of holiday tales featuring snowfall, candy canes, train sets, tree farms, and cozy moments with cats and cows. Sweet dreams from all of us to you.

Merry Much Happens

Originally Aired: December 14th, 2020 (Season 6, Episode 12) Our story tonight is called City Sidewalks, and it’s a story about an evening looking into shop windows filled with Holiday displays. It’s also about miracles made in gingerbread, realizing when something is good, and the hushed excitement in a theater as the movie is about to begin. <a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/weighted-pillows">Order your own NMH weighted pillow now!</a> Subscribe for ad-free, bonus, and extra-long episodes now, as well as ad-free and early episodes of Stories from the Village of Nothing Much! Search for the NMH Premium channel on Apple Podcasts or follow the link: <a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription">nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription</a>  Listen to our new show, Stories from the Village of Nothing Much, on your favorite podcast app. <a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village">nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village</a> Join us tomorrow morning for a meditation at <a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this">nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this</a>.  Save over $100 on the <a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/wind-down-box">Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box</a>, featuring Kathryn’s favorite relaxation essentials from top wellness brands, including calming supplements, a lavender candle, sleep aids, and more for the perfect bedtime ritual.<a href="https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens" rel="payment">Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Originally Aired: December 14th, 2020 (Season 6, Episode 12)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Our story tonight is called City Sidewalks, and it’s a story about an evening looking into shop windows filled with Holiday displays. It’s also about miracles made in gingerbread, realizing when something is good, and the hushed excitement in a theater as the movie is about to begin.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;&lt;a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/weighted-pillows"&gt;Order your own NMH weighted pillow now!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe for ad-free, bonus, and extra-long episodes now, as well as ad-free and early episodes of Stories from the Village of Nothing Much! Search for the NMH Premium channel on Apple Podcasts or follow the link: &lt;a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription"&gt;nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Listen to our new show, Stories from the Village of Nothing Much, on your favorite podcast app. &lt;a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village"&gt;nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Join us tomorrow morning for a meditation at &lt;a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this"&gt;nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Save over $100 on the &lt;a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/wind-down-box"&gt;Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box&lt;/a&gt;, featuring Kathryn’s favorite relaxation essentials from top wellness brands, including calming supplements, a lavender candle, sleep aids, and more for the perfect bedtime ritual.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens" rel="payment"&gt;Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Step into City Sidewalks, a magical holiday story featuring festive shop windows, gingerbread miracles, and the quiet thrill of a theater before a film begins. Perfect for cozy winter evenings.

City Sidewalks (Encore)

Our story tonight is called Holiday Window at the Bookshop, and it’s a story about clearing out the pumpkins and setting up the twinkle lights on a rainy December afternoon. It’s also about old buildings with tall ceilings and heavy front doors, a dog asleep in a chair, paper stars and puddles among the cobblestones, and the promise of a new book to whisk you away somewhere magical. We give to a different charity each week, and this week, we are giving to <a href="https://weareempower.org/">Empower</a>. They provide children, teens, and young adults relief from grief and guide them through life following the loss of a parent. <a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/weighted-pillows">Preorder your own NMH weighted pillow now!</a> Subscribe for ad-free, bonus, and extra-long episodes now, as well as ad-free and early episodes of Stories from the Village of Nothing Much! Search for the NMH Premium channel on Apple Podcasts or follow the link: <a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription">nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription</a>  Listen to our new show, Stories from the Village of Nothing Much, on your favorite podcast app. <a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village">nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village</a> Join us tomorrow morning for a meditation at <a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this">nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this</a>.  Save over $100 on the <a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/wind-down-box">Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box</a>, featuring Kathryn’s favorite relaxation essentials from top wellness brands, including calming supplements, a lavender candle, sleep aids, and more for the perfect bedtime ritual.<a href="https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens" rel="payment">Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;Our story tonight is called Holiday Window at the Bookshop, and it’s a story about clearing out the pumpkins and setting up the twinkle lights on a rainy December afternoon. It’s also about old buildings with tall ceilings and heavy front doors, a dog asleep in a chair, paper stars and puddles among the cobblestones, and the promise of a new book to whisk you away somewhere magical.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We give to a different charity each week, and this week, we are giving to &lt;a href="https://weareempower.org/"&gt;Empower&lt;/a&gt;. They provide children, teens, and young adults relief from grief and guide them through life following the loss of a parent.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;&lt;a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/weighted-pillows"&gt;Preorder your own NMH weighted pillow now!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe for ad-free, bonus, and extra-long episodes now, as well as ad-free and early episodes of Stories from the Village of Nothing Much! Search for the NMH Premium channel on Apple Podcasts or follow the link: &lt;a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription"&gt;nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Listen to our new show, Stories from the Village of Nothing Much, on your favorite podcast app. &lt;a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village"&gt;nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Join us tomorrow morning for a meditation at &lt;a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this"&gt;nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Save over $100 on the &lt;a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/wind-down-box"&gt;Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box&lt;/a&gt;, featuring Kathryn’s favorite relaxation essentials from top wellness brands, including calming supplements, a lavender candle, sleep aids, and more for the perfect bedtime ritual.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens" rel="payment"&gt;Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In Holiday Window at the Bookshop, enjoy a cozy December story of twinkle lights, paper stars, and cobblestone puddles. Experience the charm of old bookshops, a sleepy dog, and the joy of a new book. This week, we’re proud to support Empower.

Holiday Window at the Bookshop

Originally Aired: December 4th, 2023 (Season 12, Episode 37) Our story tonight is called Snow and Streetlights, and it’s a story about an afternoon at the bookshop on the edge of winter. It’s also about a bell jingling on a dog’s collar, the soft buffer of the first snowfall, a door held open by a stranger, and a pack of paper stars.  <a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/weighted-pillows">Preorder your own NMH weighted pillow now!</a> Subscribe for ad-free, bonus, and extra-long episodes now, as well as ad-free and early episodes of Stories from the Village of Nothing Much! Search for the NMH Premium channel on Apple Podcasts or follow the link: <a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription">nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription</a>  Listen to our new show, Stories from the Village of Nothing Much, on your favorite podcast app. <a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village">nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village</a> Join us tomorrow morning for a meditation at <a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this">nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this</a>.  Save over $100 on the <a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/wind-down-box">Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box</a>, featuring Kathryn’s favorite relaxation essentials from top wellness brands, including calming supplements, a lavender candle, sleep aids, and more for the perfect bedtime ritual.<a href="https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens" rel="payment">Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Originally Aired: December 4th, 2023 (Season 12, Episode 37)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;Our story tonight is called Snow and Streetlights, and it’s a story about an afternoon at the bookshop on the edge of winter. It’s also about a bell jingling on a dog’s collar, the soft buffer of the first snowfall, a door held open by a stranger, and a pack of paper stars. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;&lt;a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/weighted-pillows"&gt;Preorder your own NMH weighted pillow now!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe for ad-free, bonus, and extra-long episodes now, as well as ad-free and early episodes of Stories from the Village of Nothing Much! Search for the NMH Premium channel on Apple Podcasts or follow the link: &lt;a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription"&gt;nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Listen to our new show, Stories from the Village of Nothing Much, on your favorite podcast app. &lt;a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village"&gt;nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Join us tomorrow morning for a meditation at &lt;a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this"&gt;nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Save over $100 on the &lt;a href="https://shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/wind-down-box"&gt;Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box&lt;/a&gt;, featuring Kathryn’s favorite relaxation essentials from top wellness brands, including calming supplements, a lavender candle, sleep aids, and more for the perfect bedtime ritual.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens" rel="payment"&gt;Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In Snow and Streetlights, enjoy a wintery tale set in a bookshop, with jingling dog collars, the hush of first snow, kind strangers, and a pack of paper stars. A story to warm your heart as the season begins.

Snow and Street Lights (Encore)

Having trouble sleeping?  Join Yoga and meditation teacher Kathryn Nicolai for bedtime stories where nothing much happens to help you relax and sleep peacefully. The stories are a soft landing spot for your mind. Rather than letting your brain race through the same thoughts you’ve been chasing all day, we are taking a detour to a calm and comfy place. We tell the story twice and go a bit slower the second time.
You can find our book, "<a href="https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens">Nothing Much Happens</a>," in over 20 languages. Request your local bookseller to shelve it: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens

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