Abbeville woman turns her hobby into a profession amid a pandemic

IN TONIGHT’S REBOUNDAND ABBEVILLE WOMAN IS USING HERTALENT IN THE KITCHEN TO PROVIDEFOR HER FAMILY.SHE WAS ONE OF THE MANY PEOPLEOUT OF WORK DURING THE PANDEMICWHEN SHE KNEW SHE HAD TO PUT ITALL ON THE LINE TO MAKE ENDSMEET KAYLEE NORMAN TELLS US HOWSHE MADE IT ALL HAPPEN.ALICIA BOUDREAU WAS ASTAY-AT-HOME.MOM FOR THE MOST PART OF HERADULT LIFE UNTIL 2019 WHEN SHEREENTERED THE WORKFORCE ANDAFTER HAVING HER PLACE OF WORKSHUT DOWN THREE TIMES DUE TO THEPANDEMIC.SHE FINALLY SAID ENOUGH WASENOUGH AND SHE TURNED HER SWEETHOBBY INTO A BUSINESS CAKES HAVEALWAYS BEEN MY HOBBY.I LOVE TO DO THEM, BUT I NEVERREALLY TOOK IT SERIOUSLY AND ATTHE START OF THIS YEAR, I KNEWTHAT I NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING.THAT WASN’T I DIDN’T HAVE TOWORRY ABOUT GETTING IT DOWNHAVING ONLY BEEN OPERATING THEBAKERY GATEAU FOR A FEW MONTHSBOUDREAUX HAS BEEN ABLE TO MAKEA LIVING OFF OF HER PASSION OFBAKING EXTRAVAGANT CAKES LIKETHESE AND ALL FROM HER HOMEKITCHEN.THIS ISLAND IS MY WORKSPACE ANDAND MOST OF MY TOOLS ARE INSIDEOF IT.AND THIS IS THIS IS MY ZONE THEKIDS AND EVERYBODY KNOWS TO STAYOFF OF MY ISLAND.NOT ONLY IS BOUDREAUX ABUSINESSWOMAN AND BAKER, BUTSHE’S ALSO A MOTHER OF SEVENCHILDREN.IT’S A SCHEDULE.IT’S A SCHEDULE 9AM TO NOON ISCAKE AND THEN NOON IS LUNCHCLEAN UP AND THEN THEN I WORK ALITTLE BIT MORE GET THE KIDSFROM SCHOOL MAKE DINNER AND THENIT’S CAKE AGAIN.ALTHOUGH BOUDREAU HAS A LOT TOJUGGLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.SHE SAYS SHE DOESN’T REGRETTURNING HER HOBBY INTO HERPROFESSION AND ENCOURAGES ANYONESTILL STRUGGLING FROM THE PAND.MAKE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT MAKESTHEM TRULY HAPPY.DON’T GIVE UP AND BELIEVE INYOURSELF AND FIND WHAT YOU LOVETO DO AND IT SHOWS BOUDREAUXACCEPTS CAKE ORDERS FOR ALLKINDS OF EVENTS BIRTHDAYSWEDDINGS ANNIVERSARIES YOU NAMEIT?YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HERBAKERY BY VISITING OUR WEBSITEAT KATC.COM REPORTING