diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0c62199..ee1372d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.1
+0.2.2
diff --git a/lib/time_ext.rb b/lib/time_ext.rb
index 7ecb4eb..a849076 100644
--- a/lib/time_ext.rb
+++ b/lib/time_ext.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 require 'rubygems'
 require 'active_support'
 
-require 'time_ext/backwards_compatibility'
 require 'time_ext/calculations'
 require 'time_ext/iterations'
 require 'time_ext/method_chain'
+require 'time_ext/support'
 require 'time_ext/core_ext/time'
diff --git a/lib/time_ext/backwards_compatibility.rb b/lib/time_ext/backwards_compatibility.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 376ad4e..0000000
--- a/lib/time_ext/backwards_compatibility.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-module TimeExt
-  # Provides helper methods used by TimeExt::Calculations for backwards compatibility with ActiveSupport.
-  module BackwardsCompatibility
-    
-    def days_into_week
-      defined?(DAYS_INTO_WEEK) ? DAYS_INTO_WEEK : { :monday => 0, :tuesday => 1, :wednesday => 2, :thursday => 3, :friday => 4, :saturday => 5, :sunday => 6 }
-    end
-  
-    def common_year_days_in_month
-      defined?(COMMON_YEAR_DAYS_IN_MONTH) ? COMMON_YEAR_DAYS_IN_MONTH : [nil, 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31]
-    end
-    
-  end
-end
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diff --git a/lib/time_ext/core_ext/time.rb b/lib/time_ext/core_ext/time.rb
index c060b89..aa5c599 100644
--- a/lib/time_ext/core_ext/time.rb
+++ b/lib/time_ext/core_ext/time.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 class Time
-  include TimeExt::MethodChain
-  include TimeExt::BackwardsCompatibility
+  include TimeExt::Support
   include TimeExt::Calculations
   include TimeExt::Iterations
   
diff --git a/lib/time_ext/iterations.rb b/lib/time_ext/iterations.rb
index 6cd4112..24519bc 100644
--- a/lib/time_ext/iterations.rb
+++ b/lib/time_ext/iterations.rb
@@ -4,16 +4,23 @@ module TimeExt
 
     # Used by #each, #map_each and similar methods to iterate over ranges of time.
     def iterate(unit, options = {}, &block)
-      options.reverse_merge!(:map_result => false, :beginning_of => false, :include_start => false)
+      options.reverse_merge!(:map_result => false, :beginning_of => false, :include_start => false, :include_end => true)
       if block_given?
         units = [:year, :month, :day, :hour, :min, :sec, :usec]
         parent_unit = units[units.index(unit)-1]
-        @until ||= (!parent_unit.nil?) ? self.send("#{parent_unit}s_since", 1) : self.send("#{unit}s_since", 1)
-        time = self.clone
+        if @of_the.nil?
+          time = self.clone
+          @until ||= (!parent_unit.nil?) ? self.send("#{parent_unit}s_since", 1) : self.send("#{unit}s_since", 1)
+        else
+          time = self.beginning_of(@of_the)
+          @until = self.next(@of_the).beginning_of(@of_the)
+          options.merge!(:beginning_of => true, :include_start => true, :include_end => false)
+        end
         direction = (self < @until) ? :f : :b
         succ_method = (direction == :f) ? "next_#{unit}" : "prev_#{unit}"
         time = time.beginning_of(unit) if options[:beginning_of]
         time = time.send(succ_method) if !options[:include_start]
+        @until = @until.prev(unit).end_of(unit) if !options[:include_end]
         results = []
         while (direction == :f && time <= @until) || (direction == :b && time >= @until)
           options[:map_result] ? results << yield(time) : yield(time)
@@ -46,6 +53,14 @@ module TimeExt
       end
     end
 
+    # Let's you iterate over every unit specified in the #each or #map call for the specified unit.
+    def of_the(unit, &block)
+      @of_the = unit
+      return call_chain(block) if block_given?
+      self
+    end
+    alias :of :of_the
+
     # Executes passed block for each "unit" of time specified, with a new time object for each interval passed to the block.
     def each(unit, options = {}, &block)
       iterate(unit, options.merge(:map_result => false), &block)
@@ -76,6 +91,13 @@ module TimeExt
         class_eval { alias :"#{method}_minute" :"#{method}_min" } if unit == :min
         class_eval { alias :"#{method}_second" :"#{method}_sec" } if unit == :sec
       end
+      [:of_the, :of].each do |method|
+        define_method "#{method}_#{unit}" do |*args, &block|
+          send(method, unit, *args, &block)
+        end
+        class_eval { alias :"#{method}_minute" :"#{method}_min" } if unit == :min
+        class_eval { alias :"#{method}_second" :"#{method}_sec" } if unit == :sec
+      end
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/lib/time_ext/method_chain.rb b/lib/time_ext/method_chain.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 09592c8..0000000
--- a/lib/time_ext/method_chain.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-module TimeExt
-  # Allows iterators' #until and #from methods to chain back to the parent iteration method.
-  module MethodChain
-    
-    def add_to_chain(method, *args, &block)
-      @method_chain ||= []
-      @method_chain << [method.to_sym, args, block]
-    end
-    
-    def call_chain(custom_block = nil, &block)
-      method, args, iblock = @method_chain.pop
-      return nil if method.nil?
-      iblock = custom_block if !custom_block.nil?
-      method, args, iblock = yield(method, args, iblock) if block_given?
-      self.send(method, *args, &iblock)
-    end
-    
-  end
-end
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diff --git a/lib/time_ext/support.rb b/lib/time_ext/support.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff3e0e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/time_ext/support.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+module TimeExt
+  # Provides helper methods used by TimeExt::Calculations for backwards compatibility with ActiveSupport, and method chaining helpers for TimeExt::Iterations.
+  module Support
+    
+    def days_into_week
+      defined?(DAYS_INTO_WEEK) ? DAYS_INTO_WEEK : { :monday => 0, :tuesday => 1, :wednesday => 2, :thursday => 3, :friday => 4, :saturday => 5, :sunday => 6 }
+    end
+  
+    def common_year_days_in_month
+      defined?(COMMON_YEAR_DAYS_IN_MONTH) ? COMMON_YEAR_DAYS_IN_MONTH : [nil, 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31]
+    end
+    
+    def add_to_chain(method, *args, &block)
+      @method_chain ||= []
+      @method_chain << [method.to_sym, args, block]
+    end
+    
+    def call_chain(custom_block = nil, &block)
+      method, args, iblock = @method_chain.pop
+      return nil if method.nil?
+      iblock = custom_block if !custom_block.nil?
+      method, args, iblock = yield(method, args, iblock) if block_given?
+      self.send(method, *args, &iblock)
+    end
+    
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/spec/time_iterations_spec.rb b/spec/time_iterations_spec.rb
index b9e0b5e..4eaa326 100644
--- a/spec/time_iterations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/time_iterations_spec.rb
@@ -68,4 +68,32 @@ describe "Time Iterations" do
     (@now + 6.hours).from(@now).map_each(:hour) { |time| time }.should == match
   end
   
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+  it "should iterate over time objects with #map_each and #of_the via method chaining" do
+    match = (0..23).map { |i| ((@now - (@now.hour).hours) + i.hours).beginning_of_hour }
+    @now.map_each_hour.of_the(:day) { |time| time }.should == match
+    @now.map_each_hour.of_the_day { |time| time }.should == match
+    match = @now.beginning_of_month.map_beginning_of_each_hour(:include_start => true, :include_end => false).until(@now.next_month.beginning_of_month) { |time| time }
+    @now.map_each_hour.of_the(:month) { |time| time }.should == match
+  end
+  
+  it "should iterate and respect the include_start and include_end options" do
+    match = (1..6).map { |i| @now + i.hours }
+    @now.map_each_hour.until(@now + 6.hours) { |time| time }.should == match
+    match = (1..6).map { |i| @now + i.hours }
+    @now.map_each_hour(:include_end => true).until(@now + 6.hours) { |time| time }.should == match
+    @now.map_each_hour(:include_start => false).until(@now + 6.hours) { |time| time }.should == match
+    match = (0..6).map { |i| @now + i.hours }
+    @now.map_each_hour(:include_start => true).until(@now + 6.hours) { |time| time }.should == match
+    match = (0..5).map { |i| @now + i.hours }
+    @now.map_each_hour(:include_start => true, :include_end => false).until(@now + 6.hours) { |time| time }.should == match
+    match = (0..6).map { |i| @now + i.hours }
+    @now.map_each_hour(:include_start => true, :include_end => true).until(@now + 6.hours) { |time| time }.should == match
+  end
+  
+  it "should iterate and respect the beginning_of option" do
+    match = (1..6).map { |i| @now.beginning_of_hour + i.hours }
+    @now.map_beginning_of_each_hour.until(@now.beginning_of_hour + 6.hours) { |time| time }.should == match
+    @now.map_each_hour(:beginning_of => true).until(@now.beginning_of_hour + 6.hours) { |time| time }.should == match
+  end
+  
+end