“I am very grateful I had this time with Lucinda, but it also made me realise that I’m a better mother when I work. During this time, her husband’s work took their family to Thailand and she took a two-year break. I found it very difficult to leave her and was quite distressed that I’d made this choice to be a mother but then I went back to work, which I also loved,” she says. She returned to work part time nine months later. Cassidy took a break from her career after her daughter Lucinda was born. “I’d like to see more mothers on the road, but it’s a tough job when your children are really little!”. I feel lucky I had this goal and the drive so early on, as it made my work choices very easy,” says Cassidy, who is currently the only mother on the road as a full time news reporter with Channel 7 News Sydney. “I’ve been on one career path since I was nine - to be a journalist. The mother to Lucinda, 9, and Arabella, 6, wanted to be a journalist since she was a little girl. My style is understated and a little bit eclectic.” Interior design isn’t Cassidy’s only passion. I love beautiful textures, white and neutral palettes and I like every room in my house to be used. “I believe you can make any space look good with a great colour scheme, statement furniture and flattering lighting.

It’s how my love for interiors grew,” says Cassidy. And let’s not even get started on the chic interior or her phenomenal wardrobe. From the enchanted, dreamy garden to the charming white picket fence, it’s an idyllic place to raise children. Step inside the Sydney home of news reporter Adene Cassidy and you’ll never want to leave.

Raven's Tale by T.K. Cassidy