Still thinking about what your 2022 New Year’s resolution will be? Here are some ideas
2022 has arrived, and you’re probably already being asked the annual “What is your New Year’s resolution?” question.
Many people set a resolution each January, but not everyone sticks to it. So how do you make sure your goal is one you’ll be able to reach? One way to achieve your resolution is by enlisting the help of a local business or expert.
We can help you think about your intentions for the new year in Charlotte. Here are a few popular resolutions, along with Charlotte businesses that can help you achieve them:
Improve your cooking
Whether you’re looking to learn cooking fundamentals or a specific cuisine, there are several Charlotte businesses that can help you fulfill your cooking goals.
For the aspiring baker, Sweet Spot Studio offers an art of cake decorating course starting Jan. 13.
Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen offers a variety of hands-on culinary classes you can take to improve your cooking skills at home such as Basic Knife Skills, Winter Vegetarian, Comfort Foods Done Right and more.
If you’re looking for a private class to learn plant-based recipes, Chef Joya offers virtual vegan cooking classes such as breakfast and brunch, easy meals on a budget, basic meals for transitioning to vegan, soul food made simple and quick 30-minute meals.
Learn a new skill
If you want to learn a new skill, it helps to have an expert to lead you. Luckily, Charlotte has many businesses that offer classes to give you accountability, expert guidance and potentially even make new friends with shared interests.
Through SkillPop, you can find a variety of online classes from local experts such as woodworking with Char Miller-King, modern abstract art with LaDara McKinnon, or purchase a class bundle so you’re able to take multiple courses on subjects such as Self-Care, Home Decorating and Social Media.
Interested in cleaning up your cosmetics? Lip N Pour can help you make your own vegan, cruelty-free beauty products such as custom lipsticks, foundations and concealers with friends.
Organize your home
Ready to organize or clear out the clutter in your home for a fresh start in 2022?
Simply Dare, owned by professional organizer Kenzie Harkey, offers home organizing, moving coordination and home style consultations.
Minimized is a local team of professional organizers that can help you organize, style and resell items in your home.
Get more exercise
When starting a new fitness routine, it’s important to find an activity you actually enjoy doing so that you want to stick to it. Several local businesses offer a variety of classes through one membership so you can sample different workouts and find the ones that work best for you.
Through a membership with SweatNET, you can try different classes taught by local trainers from cycling to yoga at various locations around Charlotte.
Hygge FIT offers group HIIT, strength and yoga classes taught by local trainers and wellness experts.
Give back to the community
SHARE Charlotte, a local platform that connects volunteers to nonprofits, offers more than 400 virtual and in-person volunteer opportunities. The website makes it easy to find the right one for you based on your interests. A few available opportunities:
Help organize materials such as Lego’s to create STEM kits for elementary school programming as a STEM Kit organizer for Digi Bridge.
Make sandwiches to help with the 600 sandwiches provided daily to our homeless community through Operation Sandwich for Roof Above.
Join the Litter Patrol in your Neighborhood for Anne Springs Close Greenway to help keep your neighborhood clean and the litter out of water sources.
Shop local
Supporting Charlotte businesses through shopping local is a fun and easily attainable goal for 2022. Whether you want to read more next year, refresh your wardrobe or just grab a cup of coffee from a local vendor, there are plenty of places to find what you’re looking for.
For books, check out pop-up and online Shelves bookstore.
To rep Charlotte with your wardrobe, 704 shop is the place to find Queen City streetwear.
For coffee, smoothies or pastries on-the-go, try Detour Coffee Bar.
Need a special gift for a friend? CLTCH offers eclectic jewelry, accessories and more.
Eat healthier
Maybe you’re not ready to commit to becoming your own personal chef in 2022, but that doesn’t mean healthy eating isn’t possible. There are several healthy restaurants in Charlotte to choose from for dine-in or takeout. If you’re interested in adding more plants to your diet, eating less meat and dairy or trying a vegan diet, Charlotte has several vegan and vegetarian restaurants to choose from, including:
Veltree, a vegan soul food restaurant.
Oh My Soul, a vegan restaurant in NoDa.
East Side Local for vegan, vegetarian and raw cuisine.
Best of Both Souls, which offer both vegan and vegetarian foods.
If you’re looking for a restaurant that’s not strictly vegan or vegetarian, but with plenty of plant-friendly menu items, try:
Dish, a Plaza Midwood staple for Southern comfort foods.
Abugida Ethiopian Cafe for Ethiopian cuisine.
Eight and Sand Kitchen for made-from-scratch baked goods, sandwiches, pizzas and more.
Quit drinking alcohol
After a boozy holiday season, you might be ready to take a break from alcohol or give it up altogether in the new year. If you’re looking for support, resources or guidance on where to start, these local businesses can help:
Charlotte podcast, Champagne Problems provides resources to help you change your relationship with alcohol through expert conversations and interviews with guests in the sobriety and wellness spaces.
For those in the service industry struggling with substance use, Ben’s Friends offers in-person community and fellowship.
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This story was originally published December 28, 2021 at 6:00 AM.
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