diff --git a/bamboohr/widget.go b/bamboohr/widget.go
index cfd4c0cc..e69435d5 100644
--- a/bamboohr/widget.go
+++ b/bamboohr/widget.go
@@ -8,16 +8,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Widget struct {
-	RefreshedAt time.Time
-	View        *tview.TextView
+	RefreshedAt     time.Time
+	RefreshInterval int
+	View            *tview.TextView
 }
 
 func NewWidget() *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
-		RefreshedAt: time.Now(),
+		RefreshedAt:     time.Now(),
+		RefreshInterval: 3600,
 	}
 
 	widget.addView()
+	go widget.refresher()
 
 	return &widget
 }
@@ -66,3 +69,18 @@ func (widget *Widget) display(item Item) string {
 
 	return str
 }
+
+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/gcal/widget.go b/gcal/widget.go
index 8b343529..edb6bb8c 100644
--- a/gcal/widget.go
+++ b/gcal/widget.go
@@ -10,16 +10,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Widget struct {
-	RefreshedAt time.Time
-	View        *tview.TextView
+	RefreshedAt     time.Time
+	RefreshInterval int
+	View            *tview.TextView
 }
 
 func NewWidget() *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
-		RefreshedAt: time.Now(),
+		RefreshedAt:     time.Now(),
+		RefreshInterval: 1800,
 	}
 
 	widget.addView()
+	go widget.refresher()
 
 	return &widget
 }
@@ -84,5 +87,19 @@ func descriptionColor(item *calendar.Event) string {
 	}
 
 	return color
-
+}
+
+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/status/widget.go b/status/widget.go
index bfd63c84..bd0002bc 100644
--- a/status/widget.go
+++ b/status/widget.go
@@ -9,16 +9,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Widget struct {
-	RefreshedAt time.Time
-	View        *tview.TextView
+	RefreshedAt     time.Time
+	RefreshInterval int
+	View            *tview.TextView
 }
 
 func NewWidget() *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
-		RefreshedAt: time.Now(),
+		RefreshedAt:     time.Now(),
+		RefreshInterval: 1,
 	}
 
 	widget.addView()
+	go widget.refresher()
 
 	return &widget
 }
@@ -49,3 +52,18 @@ func (widget *Widget) contentFrom() string {
 	//return "cats and gods\ndogs and tacs"
 	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 2fc0b64d..8318d0b8 100644
--- a/weather/widget.go
+++ b/weather/widget.go
@@ -10,16 +10,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Widget struct {
-	RefreshedAt time.Time
-	View        *tview.TextView
+	RefreshedAt     time.Time
+	RefreshInterval int
+	View            *tview.TextView
 }
 
 func NewWidget() *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
-		RefreshedAt: time.Now(),
+		RefreshedAt:     time.Now(),
+		RefreshInterval: 600,
 	}
 
 	widget.addView()
+	go widget.refresher()
 
 	return &widget
 }
@@ -118,6 +121,21 @@ func icon(data *owm.CurrentWeatherData) string {
 	return icon
 }
 
+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
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (widget *Widget) refreshedAt() string {
 	return widget.RefreshedAt.Format("15:04:05")
 }
diff --git a/wtf.go b/wtf.go
index 439b70b3..86af9d71 100644
--- a/wtf.go
+++ b/wtf.go
@@ -10,6 +10,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/senorprogrammer/wtf/weather"
 )
 
+func refresher(stat *status.Widget, app *tview.Application) {
+	tick := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
+	quit := make(chan struct{})
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-tick.C:
+			app.Draw()
+		case <-quit:
+			tick.Stop()
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func main() {
 	bamboo := bamboohr.NewWidget()
 	bamboo.Refresh()
@@ -23,8 +38,6 @@ func main() {
 	weather := weather.NewWidget()
 	weather.Refresh()
 
-	app := tview.NewApplication()
-
 	grid := tview.NewGrid()
 	grid.SetRows(14, 36, 4) // How _high_ the row is, in terminal rows
 	grid.SetColumns(40, 40) // How _wide_ the column is, in terminal columns
@@ -35,16 +48,10 @@ func main() {
 	grid.AddItem(stat.View, 2, 0, 2, 3, 0, 0, false)
 	grid.AddItem(weather.View, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, false)
 
-	go func() {
-		for {
-			time.Sleep(900 * time.Second) // 15 minutes
-			bamboo.Refresh()
-			cal.Refresh()
-			stat.Refresh()
-			weather.Refresh()
-			app.Draw()
-		}
-	}()
+	app := tview.NewApplication()
+
+	// Loop in a routine to redraw the screen
+	go refresher(stat, app)
 
 	if err := app.SetRoot(grid, true).Run(); err != nil {
 		panic(err)