OK...
So I looked at trains to Newcastle. It's an hour - not too far. It's the last day of the children's Easter holiday tomorrow and I haven't done much with them the last few days. So I started to wonder about taking them on a jaunt to Newcastle (they're 3 and 5 so will get excited about going on a train) - we've never been.
Then I started thinking about my friend who lives near-ish to there. It's a trek to get to her and back in a day (nearer 2 hrs each way) and I haven't seen her for a bit. Rang her on the off-chance that she's free tomorrow and would like a jaunt to Newcastle and she is and does.
So I've arranged to meet her and my godson in Newcastle tomorrow = fun for me + fun for the children + trip out to score mummy points (need those). Because of that I've had to get the children's things sorted for school on Wednesday (yippee - I'd have dithered about that all day tomorrow).
And while I'm there, I might just pop into H&M which is about 5 mins from the train station...