A Month of Sundays (Encore)
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Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep
28 min
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8 chapters
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What is the main theme of 'A Month of Sundays'?
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Welcome to Bedtime Stories for Everyone. in which nothing much happens.
How does the narrator describe the importance of rest and enjoyment?
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. Audio engineering is by Bob Wittersheim. We are bringing you an encore episode tonight, meaning that this story originally aired at some point in the past. It could have been recorded with different equipment in a different location. And since I'm a person... and not a computer, I sometimes sound just slightly different. But the stories are always soothing and family-friendly, and our wishes for you are always deep rest and sweet dreams. Now, a mind that is gently focused rather than wandering is not only more likely to
What childhood memories are evoked through family idioms?
to slip into sleep. It is naturally happier and calmer. So think of this as a way to train your brain for bed, but also for a better day tomorrow. Just by listening to the sound of my voice and following along with the general shape of our story, will activate your task positive network, and you will sleep. I'll tell the story twice, and I'll go a little slower the second time through. If you're new to this, come with some patience. You'll want to use the stories regularly for at least a couple weeks to get the best results. Our story tonight is called A Month of Sundays, and it's a story about finding a way to make time for rest and enjoyment.
How does the narrator create a cozy Sunday atmosphere?
It's also about a tin box of recipe cards, a neatly made bed with the corner folded down, ants and idioms, porch swings and school buses. and the delight of one of the best days of the week. Lights out campers. Snuggle down into your bed and get as cozy and relaxed as you can. Wiggle one foot into the cool corner of your sheets. Relax your jaw. Soften any place where you are still holding. Whatever today was like is what today was like. And now we're here. Take a deep breath in through your nose. Let it out your mouth. Nice. One more. Breathe in. And out.
Good. A month of Sundays.
There was a favorite phrase of one of my aunts. Something I'd hear her say as she gossiped with her sisters while they sprawled across the sofa at my grandparents' house. As in,
What rituals accompany the narrator's Sunday morning routine?
He couldn't win me over in a month of Sundays. Or at the table for some holiday dinner. She'd lean toward me and say, Pass me that dish of Grandma's potatoes. I haven't had them in a month of Sundays. I thought of her whenever I heard it, and sometimes said it as a way to invoke her, to bring her confidence and joie de vivre into what I was doing or talking about. For a while, like with many idioms I heard as a child, I didn't completely or correctly grasp its meaning. I tended to take those turns of phrase literally. So when someone talked about beating about the bush, I worried about the bush. When I heard in an old black-and-white cops-and-robbers movie that somebody had better start talking turkey, I was excited for the upcoming turkey cameo.
and wondered if the ones I'd seen from the car window on a long drive through the country spoke human as well. So likewise, I thought at some point in time I'd flip the page on the calendar and come across the Sunday month, a whole month of Sundays. I'd even asked about it. When was it happening?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main theme of 'A Month of Sundays'?
0:01–1:23
2
How does the narrator describe the importance of rest and enjoyment?
1:23–2:29
3
What childhood memories are evoked through family idioms?
2:29–3:34
4
How does the narrator create a cozy Sunday atmosphere?
3:34–5:21
5
What rituals accompany the narrator's Sunday morning routine?
5:21–9:04
6
What does the narrator's perfect Sunday involve?
9:04–12:15
7
How does the narrator decide on baking carrot cake?
12:15–16:00
8
What feelings does the narrator associate with the phrase 'a month of Sundays'?
16:00–28:26