Editorial: Fever as Olympic bug bites

Hi, my name is Anita and I am an Olympic addict.

It has only been minutes since I last checked Twitter or Prime for the latest Olympic gossip.

This time last week I wasn't too interested in all things Olympic but watching the opening ceremony sparked something which I can only describe as Olympic fever.

Watching the teams walk out into Olympic Park, I told myself I only wanted to see the New Zealand team walk out, but within the first few minutes I was hooked. Teams were coming out from countries which I couldn't place on a map but still I was glued to the TV. I then waited with baited breath for the Great Britain team to come out.

Although living in New Zealand for the past 10 years and being a New Zealand citizen, I was born in England and I do have an allegiance to my home country.

On Saturday morning while glued to the TV, I was filled with pride. It was a celebration of all things English - Paul McCartney, Rowan Atkinson as Mr Bean, Daniel Craig as James Bond and even the Queen and her corgis.

Despite feeling a bit behind watching the delayed coverage on Prime, I'm glad I had the opportunity to watch it at all. I only decided to watch the opening ceremony after scrolling through my Twitter feed and seeing countless tweets, after which I jumped on the bandwagon.

My TV was then stuck on Prime all day, watching highlights and waiting for the live coverage to start.

I almost couldn't believe it when I decided to sleep in the lounge, waking up every couple of hours to make sure I knew what was happening.

Even in the morning when I was meant to be getting ready for work I was glued to the TV.

I am now planning the events which I want to watch, just so I don't miss anything.

I have said I am supporting the New Zealand athletes, but in the events where there is no New Zealander taking part my allegiance will switch back to Great Britain.

I can imagine the next few weeks will be filled with sleepless nights as I let Olympics fever take over.