diff --git a/src/sorters.hpp b/src/sorters.hpp
index d4b7031..ab28c43 100644
--- a/src/sorters.hpp
+++ b/src/sorters.hpp
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-#ifndef _SORTERS_
-#define _SORTERS_
+#ifndef SORTERS_HPP
+#define SORTERS_HPP
 
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
-#include "timer.hpp"
+
+#include "steppable.hpp"
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -29,10 +30,10 @@ struct SortView {
 class SteppedBsort: Steppable {
 public:
 	SortInput &data;
-	int stepcount = 0;
+	size_t stepcount = 0;
 	size_t i = 0;
 	size_t j = 0;
-	bool is_finished;
+	bool is_finished = false;
 	
 	SteppedBsort(SortInput &data);
 	
diff --git a/src/sortui.cpp b/src/sortui.cpp
index 6ad602c..801218b 100644
--- a/src/sortui.cpp
+++ b/src/sortui.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 // for now juist CLI, print an arr, then print each it
-#include <SFML/Graphics/Color.hpp>
-#include <SFML/Graphics/Font.hpp>
-#include <SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.hpp>
-#include <SFML/Graphics/Text.hpp>
-#include <SFML/Window/Window.hpp>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <cstdio>
@@ -15,6 +10,11 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include <SFML/Graphics/Color.hpp>
+#include <SFML/Graphics/Font.hpp>
+#include <SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.hpp>
+#include <SFML/Graphics/Text.hpp>
+#include <SFML/Window/Window.hpp>
 #include <SFML/Window.hpp>
 #include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>
 
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ void setupsorttimers(TimerManager &mytimermanager, SteppedBsort &mysession){
 	mytimermanager.add_timer(std::move(mytimer));
 }
 
-
 struct App{
 	sf::RenderWindow mywindow;
 	sf::Font myfont;
@@ -87,6 +86,7 @@ struct App{
 	}
 
 	void run(){
+		//set up ui
 		while (mywindow.isOpen()){
 			while (const optional event = mywindow.pollEvent()){
 				if (event->is<sf::Event::Closed>())
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ struct App{
 			mywindow.clear(sf::Color::Black);
 			mywindow.draw(text);
 			text.setString(arraytostr(input));
+			
 			mytimermanager.update_timers();
 
 			displaynumbers(input.values);
diff --git a/src/steppable.hpp b/src/steppable.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8371fa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/steppable.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef STEPPABLE_HPP
+#define STEPPABLE_HPP
+
+#include <cstddef>
+
+class Steppable {
+public:
+	virtual ~Steppable() = default;
+	bool is_finished = 0;
+	size_t stepcount = 0;
+	virtual bool step() = 0;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/timer.cpp b/src/timer.cpp
index 35fa659..bdf4bd4 100644
--- a/src/timer.cpp
+++ b/src/timer.cpp
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@ void Timer::add_time(milliseconds deltatime) {
   accumulator += deltatime;
   if (accumulator >= triggerinterval) {
     accumulator -= triggerinterval;
-		if (timeraction()==true){
-			isdone = true;
-		};
-    triggercounter++;
-		if (!isinfinite && triggercounter >= triggeramount){
+		timeraction();
+    triggercount++;
+		if (!isinfinite && triggercount >= triggeramount){
 			isexpired=true;
 		}
   }
diff --git a/src/timer.hpp b/src/timer.hpp
index 0e9b944..1ef0b6b 100644
--- a/src/timer.hpp
+++ b/src/timer.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef _TIMERS_
-#define _TIMERS_
+#ifndef TIMER_HPP
+#define TIMER_HPP
 
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <ctime>
@@ -9,48 +9,39 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <vector>
 
-using namespace std::chrono;
 using namespace std;
-
-class Steppable {
-public:
-	bool is_finished = 0;
-	virtual bool step() = 0;
-};
-
-//check if the timer is valid, check if enough time has passed and if so, actuate
+//check if the timer is still valid, check if enough time has passed and if so, actuate action
 class Timer {
 public:
 	string name;
 	size_t triggeramount;
 
 	bool isexpired = false;
-	bool isdone = false;
 	bool isinfinite = false;
-	size_t triggercounter = 0;
+	size_t triggercount = 0;
 	function<bool()> timeraction;
 
-	Timer(string name, int triggercount, function<bool()> myaction, milliseconds triggerinterval);
-	void add_time(milliseconds deltatime);
+	Timer(string name, int triggercount, function<bool()> myaction, std::chrono::milliseconds triggerinterval);
+	void add_time(std::chrono::milliseconds deltatime);
 
 
 
 private:
-	milliseconds accumulator = milliseconds(0);
-	milliseconds triggerinterval = milliseconds(1000); //default to 1 sec
+	std::chrono::milliseconds accumulator = std::chrono::milliseconds(0);
+	std::chrono::milliseconds triggerinterval = std::chrono::milliseconds(1000); //default to 1 sec
 };
 
-//CRUD timers and give them dt
+//CRUD timers and give them dt on update
 class TimerManager {
 public:
 	vector<unique_ptr<Timer>> timers;
-	TimerManager() { previoustime = steady_clock::now(); }
+	TimerManager() { previoustime = std::chrono::steady_clock::now(); }
 	void add_timer(unique_ptr<Timer> newtimer);
 	void delete_timer();
 	void update_timers();
 
 private:
-	steady_clock::time_point previoustime;
+	std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point previoustime;
 };
 
 #endif