diff --git a/bamboohr/widget.go b/bamboohr/widget.go
index 0e9ffed9..7093276a 100644
--- a/bamboohr/widget.go
+++ b/bamboohr/widget.go
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ type Widget struct {
 func NewWidget() *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
 		BaseWidget: wtf.BaseWidget{
-			Name:            "BambooHR",
-			RefreshedAt:     time.Now(),
-			RefreshInterval: 15,
+			Name:        "BambooHR",
+			RefreshedAt: time.Now(),
+			RefreshInt:  15,
 		},
 	}
 
 	widget.addView()
-	go widget.refresher()
+	go wtf.Refresh(&widget)
 
 	return &widget
 }
@@ -82,18 +82,3 @@ func (widget *Widget) display(item Item) string {
 
 	return str
 }
-
-func (widget *Widget) refresher() {
-	tick := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(widget.RefreshInterval) * time.Minute)
-	quit := make(chan struct{})
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-tick.C:
-			widget.Refresh()
-		case <-quit:
-			tick.Stop()
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/gcal/widget.go b/gcal/widget.go
index 3c4c3c79..9830bca9 100644
--- a/gcal/widget.go
+++ b/gcal/widget.go
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ type Widget struct {
 func NewWidget() *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
 		BaseWidget: wtf.BaseWidget{
-			Name:            "Calendar",
-			RefreshedAt:     time.Now(),
-			RefreshInterval: 3,
+			Name:        "Calendar",
+			RefreshedAt: time.Now(),
+			RefreshInt:  180,
 		},
 	}
 
 	widget.addView()
-	go widget.refresher()
+	go wtf.Refresh(&widget)
 
 	return &widget
 }
@@ -95,21 +95,6 @@ func descriptionColor(item *calendar.Event) string {
 	return color
 }
 
-func (widget *Widget) refresher() {
-	tick := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(widget.RefreshInterval) * time.Minute)
-	quit := make(chan struct{})
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-tick.C:
-			widget.Refresh()
-		case <-quit:
-			tick.Stop()
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 // until returns the number of hours or days until the event
 // If the event is in the past, returns nil
 func (widget *Widget) until(start time.Time) string {
diff --git a/git/widget.go b/git/widget.go
index b1ece2d4..1c2db598 100644
--- a/git/widget.go
+++ b/git/widget.go
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ type Widget struct {
 func NewWidget() *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
 		BaseWidget: wtf.BaseWidget{
-			Name:            "Git",
-			RefreshedAt:     time.Now(),
-			RefreshInterval: 10,
+			Name:        "Git",
+			RefreshedAt: time.Now(),
+			RefreshInt:  10,
 		},
 	}
 
 	widget.addView()
-	go widget.refresher()
+	go wtf.Refresh(&widget)
 
 	return &widget
 }
@@ -116,18 +116,3 @@ func (widget *Widget) formatCommits(data []string) string {
 func (widget *Widget) formatCommit(line string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(" %s\n", strings.Replace(line, "\"", "", -1))
 }
-
-func (widget *Widget) refresher() {
-	tick := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(widget.RefreshInterval) * time.Minute)
-	quit := make(chan struct{})
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-tick.C:
-			widget.Refresh()
-		case <-quit:
-			tick.Stop()
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/jira/widget.go b/jira/widget.go
index 25b706b1..c230e28a 100644
--- a/jira/widget.go
+++ b/jira/widget.go
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ type Widget struct {
 func NewWidget() *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
 		BaseWidget: wtf.BaseWidget{
-			Name:            "JIRA",
-			RefreshedAt:     time.Now(),
-			RefreshInterval: 8,
+			Name:        "JIRA",
+			RefreshedAt: time.Now(),
+			RefreshInt:  900,
 		},
 	}
 
 	widget.addView()
-	go widget.refresher()
+	go wtf.Refresh(&widget)
 
 	return &widget
 }
@@ -49,18 +49,3 @@ func (widget *Widget) addView() {
 
 	widget.View = view
 }
-
-func (widget *Widget) refresher() {
-	tick := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(widget.RefreshInterval) * time.Hour)
-	quit := make(chan struct{})
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-tick.C:
-			widget.Refresh()
-		case <-quit:
-			tick.Stop()
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/opsgenie/widget.go b/opsgenie/widget.go
index 85e73cb6..e6b889f5 100644
--- a/opsgenie/widget.go
+++ b/opsgenie/widget.go
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ type Widget struct {
 func NewWidget() *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
 		BaseWidget: wtf.BaseWidget{
-			Name:            "OpsGenie",
-			RefreshedAt:     time.Now(),
-			RefreshInterval: 8,
+			Name:        "OpsGenie",
+			RefreshedAt: time.Now(),
+			RefreshInt:  28800,
 		},
 	}
 
 	widget.addView()
-	go widget.refresher()
+	go wtf.Refresh(&widget)
 
 	return &widget
 }
@@ -49,18 +49,3 @@ func (widget *Widget) addView() {
 
 	widget.View = view
 }
-
-func (widget *Widget) refresher() {
-	tick := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(widget.RefreshInterval) * time.Hour)
-	quit := make(chan struct{})
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-tick.C:
-			widget.Refresh()
-		case <-quit:
-			tick.Stop()
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/security/widget.go b/security/widget.go
index bcf4a839..b7db046a 100644
--- a/security/widget.go
+++ b/security/widget.go
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ type Widget struct {
 func NewWidget() *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
 		BaseWidget: wtf.BaseWidget{
-			Name:            "Security",
-			RefreshedAt:     time.Now(),
-			RefreshInterval: 60,
+			Name:        "Security",
+			RefreshedAt: time.Now(),
+			RefreshInt:  3600,
 		},
 	}
 
 	widget.addView()
-	go widget.refresher()
+	go wtf.Refresh(&widget)
 
 	return &widget
 }
@@ -70,18 +70,3 @@ func (widget *Widget) contentFrom(data map[string]string) string {
 
 	return str
 }
-
-func (widget *Widget) refresher() {
-	tick := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(widget.RefreshInterval) * time.Minute)
-	quit := make(chan struct{})
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-tick.C:
-			widget.Refresh()
-		case <-quit:
-			tick.Stop()
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/status/widget.go b/status/widget.go
index 057ea46c..9fe9697e 100644
--- a/status/widget.go
+++ b/status/widget.go
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ type Widget struct {
 func NewWidget() *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
 		BaseWidget: wtf.BaseWidget{
-			Name:            "Status",
-			RefreshedAt:     time.Now(),
-			RefreshInterval: 1,
+			Name:        "Status",
+			RefreshedAt: time.Now(),
+			RefreshInt:  1,
 		},
 	}
 
 	widget.addView()
-	go widget.refresher()
+	go wtf.Refresh(&widget)
 
 	return &widget
 }
@@ -54,18 +54,3 @@ func (widget *Widget) addView() {
 func (widget *Widget) contentFrom() string {
 	return fmt.Sprint(rand.Intn(100))
 }
-
-func (widget *Widget) refresher() {
-	tick := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(widget.RefreshInterval) * time.Second)
-	quit := make(chan struct{})
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-tick.C:
-			widget.Refresh()
-		case <-quit:
-			tick.Stop()
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/weather/widget.go b/weather/widget.go
index 00c70f44..56a24cc7 100644
--- a/weather/widget.go
+++ b/weather/widget.go
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ type Widget struct {
 func NewWidget() *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
 		BaseWidget: wtf.BaseWidget{
-			Name:            "Weather",
-			RefreshedAt:     time.Now(),
-			RefreshInterval: 15,
+			Name:        "Weather",
+			RefreshedAt: time.Now(),
+			RefreshInt:  900,
 		},
 	}
 
 	widget.addView()
-	go widget.refresher()
+	go wtf.Refresh(&widget)
 
 	return &widget
 }
@@ -132,21 +132,6 @@ func icon(data *owm.CurrentWeatherData) string {
 	return icon
 }
 
-func (widget *Widget) refresher() {
-	tick := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(widget.RefreshInterval) * time.Minute)
-	quit := make(chan struct{})
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-tick.C:
-			widget.Refresh()
-		case <-quit:
-			tick.Stop()
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func (widget *Widget) refreshedAt() string {
 	return widget.RefreshedAt.Format("15:04:05")
 }