diff --git a/timerlist.go b/timerlist.go
index ac7c55f..6463326 100644
--- a/timerlist.go
+++ b/timerlist.go
@@ -23,6 +23,40 @@ func NewTimerList() *TimerList                       { return &TimerList{} }
 func (timerlist *TimerList) Size() int               { return len(timerlist.timers) }
 func (timerlist *TimerList) GetTimerSlice() []*Timer { return timerlist.timers }
 
+func (timerlist *TimerList) Contains(t *Timer) bool {
+	for _, tmr := range timerlist.timers {
+		if tmr == t {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+func (timerlist *TimerList) GetActiveOrMostRecent() (*Timer, error) {
+	var found *Timer
+	var latest time.Time
+	activeTimers := timerlist.Filter(func(t *Timer) bool { return !t.Finished })
+	if len(activeTimers.timers) > 0 {
+		return activeTimers.GetMostRecentTimer()
+	}
+
+	for _, t := range timerlist.timers {
+		if t.FinishDate.IsZero() {
+			if t.StartDate.After(latest) {
+				found = t
+				latest = t.StartDate
+			}
+		} else {
+			if t.FinishDate.After(latest) {
+				latest = t.FinishDate
+				found = t
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if found == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("No timer found")
+	}
+	return found, nil
+}
 func (timerlist *TimerList) GetMostRecentTimer() (*Timer, error) {
 	var found *Timer
 	var latest time.Time