diff --git a/cfg/common_settings.go b/cfg/common_settings.go
index 1af9860a..b2b7ecca 100644
--- a/cfg/common_settings.go
+++ b/cfg/common_settings.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type Sigils struct {
 type Common struct {
 	Colors
 	Module
-	Position `help:"Defines where in the grid this module’s widget will be displayed."`
+	PositionSettings `help:"Defines where in the grid this module’s widget will be displayed."`
 	Sigils
 
 	Enabled         bool   `help:"Determines whether or not this module is executed and if its data displayed onscreen." values:"true, false"`
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func NewCommonSettingsFromModule(name, defaultTitle string, moduleConfig *config
 			Type: moduleConfig.UString("type", name),
 		},
 
-		Position: NewPositionFromYAML(name, moduleConfig),
+		PositionSettings: NewPositionSettingsFromYAML(name, moduleConfig),
 
 		Enabled:         moduleConfig.UBool("enabled", false),
 		RefreshInterval: moduleConfig.UInt("refreshInterval", 300),
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ func NewCommonSettingsFromModule(name, defaultTitle string, moduleConfig *config
 	return &common
 }
 
+/* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
+
 func (common *Common) DefaultFocusedRowColor() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", common.Colors.HighlightFore, common.Colors.HighlightBack)
 }
@@ -109,12 +111,11 @@ func (common *Common) DefaultRowColor() string {
 }
 
 func (common *Common) FocusChar() string {
-	focusChar := string('0' + common.focusChar)
-	if common.focusChar == -1 {
-		focusChar = ""
+	if common.focusChar <= -1 {
+		return ""
 	}
 
-	return focusChar
+	return string('0' + common.focusChar)
 }
 
 func (common *Common) RowColor(idx int) string {
@@ -143,3 +144,15 @@ func (common *Common) SigilStr(len, pos int, width int) string {
 
 	return sigils
 }
+
+// Validations aggregates all the validations from all the sub-sections in Common into a
+// single array of validations
+func (common *Common) Validations() []Validatable {
+	validatables := []Validatable{}
+
+	for _, validation := range common.PositionSettings.Validations.validations {
+		validatables = append(validatables, validation)
+	}
+
+	return validatables
+}
diff --git a/cfg/position.go b/cfg/position.go
deleted file mode 100644
index fc59c23b..00000000
--- a/cfg/position.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-package cfg
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/olebedev/config"
-)
-
-const (
-	positionPath = "position"
-)
-
-/* -------------------- Position Validation -------------------- */
-
-type positionValidation struct {
-	err  error
-	name string
-	val  int
-}
-
-func (posVal *positionValidation) hasError() bool {
-	return posVal.err != nil
-}
-
-// String returns the Stringer representation of the positionValidation
-func (posVal *positionValidation) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("Invalid value for %s:\t%d", posVal.name, posVal.val)
-}
-
-func newPositionValidation(name string, val int, err error) *positionValidation {
-	posVal := &positionValidation{
-		err:  err,
-		name: name,
-		val:  val,
-	}
-
-	return posVal
-}
-
-/* -------------------- Position -------------------- */
-
-// Position represents the onscreen location of a widget
-type Position struct {
-	Height int
-	Left   int
-	Top    int
-	Width  int
-}
-
-// NewPositionFromYAML creates and returns a new instance of Position
-func NewPositionFromYAML(moduleName string, moduleConfig *config.Config) Position {
-	var val int
-	var err error
-	validations := make(map[string]*positionValidation)
-
-	// Parse the positional data from the config data
-	val, err = moduleConfig.Int(positionPath + ".top")
-	validations["top"] = newPositionValidation("top", val, err)
-
-	val, err = moduleConfig.Int(positionPath + ".left")
-	validations["left"] = newPositionValidation("left", val, err)
-
-	val, err = moduleConfig.Int(positionPath + ".width")
-	validations["width"] = newPositionValidation("width", val, err)
-
-	val, err = moduleConfig.Int(positionPath + ".height")
-	validations["height"] = newPositionValidation("height", val, err)
-
-	validatePositions(moduleName, validations)
-
-	pos := Position{
-		Top:    validations["top"].val,
-		Left:   validations["left"].val,
-		Width:  validations["width"].val,
-		Height: validations["height"].val,
-	}
-
-	return pos
-}
-
-/* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
-
-// If any of the position values have an error then we inform the user and exit the app
-// Common examples of invalid position configuration are:
-//
-//    position:
-//      top: 3
-//      width: 2
-//      height: 1
-//
-//    position:
-//      top: 3
-//      # left: 2
-//      width: 2
-//      height: 1
-//
-//    position:
-//    top: 3
-//    left: 2
-//    width: 2
-//    height: 1
-//
-func validatePositions(moduleName string, validations map[string]*positionValidation) {
-	var errStr string
-
-	for _, posVal := range validations {
-		if posVal.hasError() {
-			errStr += fmt.Sprintf("  - %s.\t\033[0;31mError\033[0m %v\n", posVal, posVal.err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if errStr != "" {
-		fmt.Println()
-		fmt.Printf("\033[0;1mErrors in %s position configuration\033[0m\n", strings.Title(moduleName))
-		fmt.Println(errStr)
-		fmt.Println("Please check your config.yml file.")
-		fmt.Println()
-
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/cfg/position_settings.go b/cfg/position_settings.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5de86d64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cfg/position_settings.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package cfg
+
+import (
+	"github.com/olebedev/config"
+)
+
+const (
+	positionPath = "position"
+)
+
+// PositionSettings represents the onscreen location of a widget
+type PositionSettings struct {
+	Validations *Validations
+
+	Height int
+	Left   int
+	Top    int
+	Width  int
+}
+
+// NewPositionSettingsFromYAML creates and returns a new instance of cfg.Position
+func NewPositionSettingsFromYAML(moduleName string, moduleConfig *config.Config) PositionSettings {
+	var currVal int
+	var err error
+
+	validations := NewValidations()
+
+	// Parse the positional data from the config data
+	currVal, err = moduleConfig.Int(positionPath + ".top")
+	validations.append("top", newPositionValidation("top", currVal, err))
+
+	currVal, err = moduleConfig.Int(positionPath + ".left")
+	validations.append("left", newPositionValidation("left", currVal, err))
+
+	currVal, err = moduleConfig.Int(positionPath + ".width")
+	validations.append("width", newPositionValidation("width", currVal, err))
+
+	currVal, err = moduleConfig.Int(positionPath + ".height")
+	validations.append("height", newPositionValidation("height", currVal, err))
+
+	pos := PositionSettings{
+		Validations: validations,
+
+		Top:    validations.valueFor("top"),
+		Left:   validations.valueFor("left"),
+		Width:  validations.valueFor("width"),
+		Height: validations.valueFor("height"),
+	}
+
+	return pos
+}
diff --git a/cfg/position_validation.go b/cfg/position_validation.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..245ca631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cfg/position_validation.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package cfg
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/logrusorgru/aurora"
+)
+
+// Common examples of invalid position configuration are:
+//
+//    position:
+//      top: -3
+//      left: 2
+//      width: 0
+//      height: 1
+//
+//    position:
+//      top: 3
+//      width: 2
+//      height: 1
+//
+//    position:
+//      top: 3
+//      # left: 2
+//      width: 2
+//      height: 1
+//
+//    position:
+//    top: 3
+//    left: 2
+//    width: 2
+//    height: 1
+//
+type positionValidation struct {
+	err    error
+	name   string
+	intVal int
+}
+
+func (posVal *positionValidation) Error() error {
+	return posVal.err
+}
+
+func (posVal *positionValidation) HasError() bool {
+	return posVal.err != nil
+}
+
+func (posVal *positionValidation) IntValue() int {
+	return posVal.intVal
+}
+
+// String returns the Stringer representation of the positionValidation
+func (posVal *positionValidation) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Invalid value for %s:\t%d", aurora.Yellow(posVal.name), posVal.intVal)
+}
+
+func newPositionValidation(name string, intVal int, err error) *positionValidation {
+	posVal := &positionValidation{
+		err:    err,
+		name:   name,
+		intVal: intVal,
+	}
+
+	return posVal
+}
diff --git a/cfg/validatable.go b/cfg/validatable.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43a6ed25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cfg/validatable.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package cfg
+
+// Validatable is implemented by any value that validates a configuration setting
+type Validatable interface {
+	Error() error
+	HasError() bool
+	String() string
+	IntValue() int
+}
diff --git a/cfg/validations.go b/cfg/validations.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc117b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cfg/validations.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package cfg
+
+// Validations represent a collection of config setting validations
+type Validations struct {
+	validations map[string]Validatable
+}
+
+// NewValidations creates and returns an instance of Validations
+func NewValidations() *Validations {
+	vals := &Validations{
+		validations: make(map[string]Validatable),
+	}
+
+	return vals
+}
+
+func (vals *Validations) append(key string, posVal Validatable) {
+	vals.validations[key] = posVal
+}
+
+func (vals *Validations) valueFor(key string) int {
+	val := vals.validations[key]
+	if val != nil {
+		return val.IntValue()
+	}
+
+	return 0
+}
diff --git a/generator/textwidget.tpl b/generator/textwidget.tpl
index f39df08e..5830d053 100644
--- a/generator/textwidget.tpl
+++ b/generator/textwidget.tpl
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
 
 func (widget *Widget) display() {
-  widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, "Some text", false)
+  widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, "Some text", false)
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 27269669..70188bae 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hekmon/transmissionrpc v0.0.0-20190525133028-1d589625bacd
 	github.com/jessevdk/go-flags v1.4.0
 	github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/logrusorgru/aurora v0.0.0-20190428105938-cea283e61946
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.8 // indirect
 	github.com/mmcdole/gofeed v1.0.0-beta2.0.20190420154928-0e68beaf6fdf
 	github.com/olebedev/config v0.0.0-20190528211619-364964f3a8e4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 628a8205..da3cd93b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dAy3ld7l9f0ibDNOQOHHMYYIIbhfbHSm3C4ZsoJORN
 github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0 h1:45sCR5RtlFHMR4UwH9sdQ5TC8v0qDQCHnXt+kaKSTVE=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
+github.com/logrusorgru/aurora v0.0.0-20190428105938-cea283e61946 h1:z+WaKrgu3kCpcdnbK9YG+JThpOCd1nU5jO5ToVmSlR4=
+github.com/logrusorgru/aurora v0.0.0-20190428105938-cea283e61946/go.mod h1:7rIyQOR62GCctdiQpZ/zOJlFyk6y+94wXzv6RNZgaR4=
 github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.0.2 h1:mCMFu6PgSozg9tDNMMK3g18oJBX7oYGrC09mS6CXfO4=
 github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.0.2/go.mod h1:0MS4r+7BZKSJ5mw4/S5MPN+qHFF1fYclkSPilDOKW0s=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.0.9/go.mod h1:9vuHe8Xs5qXnSaW/c/ABM9alt+Vo+STaOChaDxuIBZU=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6f132563..a9425c9f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -96,9 +96,10 @@ func watchForConfigChanges(app *tview.Application, configFilePath string, grid *
 				config := cfg.LoadConfigFile(absPath)
 
 				widgets := maker.MakeWidgets(app, pages, config)
-				wtf.ValidateWidgets(widgets)
 				runningWidgets = widgets
 
+				wtf.ValidateWidgets(widgets)
+
 				focusTracker = wtf.NewFocusTracker(app, widgets, config)
 
 				display := wtf.NewDisplay(widgets, config)
@@ -152,9 +153,10 @@ func main() {
 	pages := tview.NewPages()
 
 	widgets := maker.MakeWidgets(app, pages, config)
-	wtf.ValidateWidgets(widgets)
 	runningWidgets = widgets
 
+	wtf.ValidateWidgets(widgets)
+
 	focusTracker = wtf.NewFocusTracker(app, widgets, config)
 
 	display := wtf.NewDisplay(widgets, config)
diff --git a/modules/bamboohr/widget.go b/modules/bamboohr/widget.go
index 86a6af85..dac3f928 100644
--- a/modules/bamboohr/widget.go
+++ b/modules/bamboohr/widget.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 		wtf.Now().Format(wtf.DateFormat),
 	)
 
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.contentFrom(todayItems), false)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.contentFrom(todayItems), false)
 }
 
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
diff --git a/modules/circleci/widget.go b/modules/circleci/widget.go
index 97d60473..920b2845 100644
--- a/modules/circleci/widget.go
+++ b/modules/circleci/widget.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 
 	builds, err := widget.Client.BuildsFor()
 
-	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - Builds", widget.CommonSettings.Title)
+	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - Builds", widget.CommonSettings().Title)
 	var content string
 	wrap := false
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/modules/clocks/display.go b/modules/clocks/display.go
index 1b13a036..3b5c7c89 100644
--- a/modules/clocks/display.go
+++ b/modules/clocks/display.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 func (widget *Widget) display(clocks []Clock, dateFormat string, timeFormat string) {
 	if len(clocks) == 0 {
 		title := fmt.Sprintf("\n%s", " no timezone data available")
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, title, true)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, title, true)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ func (widget *Widget) display(clocks []Clock, dateFormat string, timeFormat stri
 		)
 	}
 
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, str, false)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, str, false)
 }
diff --git a/modules/cmdrunner/widget.go b/modules/cmdrunner/widget.go
index 467825e7..523815b5 100644
--- a/modules/cmdrunner/widget.go
+++ b/modules/cmdrunner/widget.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, settings *Settings) *Widget {
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	result := widget.execute()
 
-	ansiTitle := tview.TranslateANSI(widget.CommonSettings.Title)
+	ansiTitle := tview.TranslateANSI(widget.CommonSettings().Title)
 	if ansiTitle == defaultTitle {
 		ansiTitle = tview.TranslateANSI(widget.String())
 	}
diff --git a/modules/cryptoexchanges/bittrex/display.go b/modules/cryptoexchanges/bittrex/display.go
index f9ddeca3..a69fc467 100644
--- a/modules/cryptoexchanges/bittrex/display.go
+++ b/modules/cryptoexchanges/bittrex/display.go
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ import (
 
 func (widget *Widget) display() {
 	if ok == false {
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, errorText, true)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, errorText, true)
 		return
 	}
 
 	summaryText := widget.summaryText(&widget.summaryList)
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, summaryText, false)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, summaryText, false)
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) summaryText(list *summaryList) string {
diff --git a/modules/cryptoexchanges/blockfolio/widget.go b/modules/cryptoexchanges/blockfolio/widget.go
index 9b5d8d66..1d7db72d 100644
--- a/modules/cryptoexchanges/blockfolio/widget.go
+++ b/modules/cryptoexchanges/blockfolio/widget.go
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, settings *Settings) *Widget {
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	positions, err := Fetch(widget.device_token)
 	if err != nil {
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, err.Error(), true)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, err.Error(), true)
 		return
 	}
 
 	content := widget.contentFrom(positions)
 
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, content, false)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, content, false)
 }
 
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
diff --git a/modules/cryptoexchanges/cryptolive/widget.go b/modules/cryptoexchanges/cryptolive/widget.go
index 1ff2696e..f6c67d96 100644
--- a/modules/cryptoexchanges/cryptolive/widget.go
+++ b/modules/cryptoexchanges/cryptolive/widget.go
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ func (widget *Widget) display() {
 	str += widget.priceWidget.Result
 	str += widget.toplistWidget.Result
 
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, fmt.Sprintf("\n%s", str), false)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, fmt.Sprintf("\n%s", str), false)
 }
diff --git a/modules/datadog/widget.go b/modules/datadog/widget.go
index f6afaeb5..e163585f 100644
--- a/modules/datadog/widget.go
+++ b/modules/datadog/widget.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	if monitorErr != nil {
 		widget.monitors = nil
 		widget.SetItemCount(0)
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, monitorErr.Error(), true)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, monitorErr.Error(), true)
 		return
 	}
 	triggeredMonitors := []datadog.Monitor{}
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 
 func (widget *Widget) Render() {
 	content := widget.contentFrom(widget.monitors)
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, content, false)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, content, false)
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) HelpText() string {
diff --git a/modules/feedreader/widget.go b/modules/feedreader/widget.go
index ecdc4351..7625741e 100644
--- a/modules/feedreader/widget.go
+++ b/modules/feedreader/widget.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Fetch(feedURLs []string) ([]*FeedItem, error) {
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	feedItems, err := widget.Fetch(widget.settings.feeds)
 	if err != nil {
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, err.Error(), true)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, err.Error(), true)
 	}
 
 	widget.stories = feedItems
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Render() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	title := widget.CommonSettings.Title
+	title := widget.CommonSettings().Title
 	widget.Redraw(title, widget.contentFrom(widget.stories), false)
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/gerrit/display.go b/modules/gerrit/display.go
index 847ee2e0..c09226c1 100644
--- a/modules/gerrit/display.go
+++ b/modules/gerrit/display.go
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ func (widget *Widget) display() {
 
 	project := widget.currentGerritProject()
 	if project == nil {
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, "Gerrit project data is unavailable", true)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, "Gerrit project data is unavailable", true)
 		return
 	}
 
-	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s- %s", widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.title(project))
+	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s- %s", widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.title(project))
 
 	_, _, width, _ := widget.View.GetRect()
 	str := widget.settings.common.SigilStr(len(widget.GerritProjects), widget.Idx, width) + "\n"
diff --git a/modules/gerrit/widget.go b/modules/gerrit/widget.go
index 89f2c2e9..b310a2b5 100644
--- a/modules/gerrit/widget.go
+++ b/modules/gerrit/widget.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	if err != nil {
 		widget.View.SetWrap(true)
 
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, err.Error(), true)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, err.Error(), true)
 		return
 	}
 	widget.gerrit = gerrit
diff --git a/modules/git/display.go b/modules/git/display.go
index c3683cb2..263f1f3d 100644
--- a/modules/git/display.go
+++ b/modules/git/display.go
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import (
 func (widget *Widget) display() {
 	repoData := widget.currentData()
 	if repoData == nil {
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, " Git repo data is unavailable ", false)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, " Git repo data is unavailable ", false)
 		return
 	}
 
-	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - [green]%s[white]", widget.CommonSettings.Title, repoData.Repository)
+	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - [green]%s[white]", widget.CommonSettings().Title, repoData.Repository)
 
 	_, _, width, _ := widget.View.GetRect()
 	str := widget.settings.common.SigilStr(len(widget.GitRepos), widget.Idx, width) + "\n"
diff --git a/modules/github/display.go b/modules/github/display.go
index 73e56651..3fd10508 100644
--- a/modules/github/display.go
+++ b/modules/github/display.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 func (widget *Widget) display() {
 	repo := widget.currentGithubRepo()
-	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - %s", widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.title(repo))
+	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - %s", widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.title(repo))
 	if repo == nil {
 		widget.TextWidget.Redraw(title, " GitHub repo data is unavailable ", false)
 		return
diff --git a/modules/gitlab/display.go b/modules/gitlab/display.go
index ff1d9c80..fca1796d 100644
--- a/modules/gitlab/display.go
+++ b/modules/gitlab/display.go
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ func (widget *Widget) display() {
 
 	project := widget.currentGitlabProject()
 	if project == nil {
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, " Gitlab project data is unavailable ", true)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, " Gitlab project data is unavailable ", true)
 		return
 	}
 
-	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s- %s", widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.title(project))
+	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s- %s", widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.title(project))
 
 	_, _, width, _ := widget.View.GetRect()
 	str := widget.settings.common.SigilStr(len(widget.GitlabProjects), widget.Idx, width) + "\n"
diff --git a/modules/gitter/widget.go b/modules/gitter/widget.go
index 15517f10..79c55682 100644
--- a/modules/gitter/widget.go
+++ b/modules/gitter/widget.go
@@ -43,19 +43,19 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 
 	room, err := GetRoom(widget.settings.roomURI, widget.settings.apiToken)
 	if err != nil {
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, err.Error(), true)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, err.Error(), true)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if room == nil {
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, "No room", true)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, "No room", true)
 		return
 	}
 
 	messages, err := GetMessages(room.ID, widget.settings.numberOfMessages, widget.settings.apiToken)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, err.Error(), true)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, err.Error(), true)
 		return
 	}
 	widget.messages = messages
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) display() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - %s", widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.settings.roomURI)
+	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - %s", widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.settings.roomURI)
 
 	widget.Redraw(title, widget.contentFrom(widget.messages), true)
 }
diff --git a/modules/gspreadsheets/widget.go b/modules/gspreadsheets/widget.go
index 45de4e71..2224cc51 100644
--- a/modules/gspreadsheets/widget.go
+++ b/modules/gspreadsheets/widget.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, settings *Settings) *Widget {
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	cells, _ := widget.Fetch()
 
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.contentFrom(cells), false)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.contentFrom(cells), false)
 }
 
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
diff --git a/modules/hackernews/widget.go b/modules/hackernews/widget.go
index 1bffb047..2a31e8ce 100644
--- a/modules/hackernews/widget.go
+++ b/modules/hackernews/widget.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, err.Error(), true)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, err.Error(), true)
 		return
 	}
 	var stories []Story
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Render() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - %s stories", widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.settings.storyType)
+	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - %s stories", widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.settings.storyType)
 	widget.Redraw(title, widget.contentFrom(widget.stories), false)
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/hibp/widget.go b/modules/hibp/widget.go
index c744dc4e..2756fc58 100644
--- a/modules/hibp/widget.go
+++ b/modules/hibp/widget.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Fetch(accounts []string) ([]*Status, error) {
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	data, err := widget.Fetch(widget.settings.accounts)
 
-	title := widget.CommonSettings.Title
+	title := widget.CommonSettings().Title
 	title = title + widget.sinceDateForTitle()
 
 	var content string
diff --git a/modules/ipaddresses/ipapi/widget.go b/modules/ipaddresses/ipapi/widget.go
index 482d3380..eb530e37 100644
--- a/modules/ipaddresses/ipapi/widget.go
+++ b/modules/ipaddresses/ipapi/widget.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, settings *Settings) *Widget {
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	widget.ipinfo()
 
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.result, false)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.result, false)
 }
 
 //this method reads the config and calls ipinfo for ip information
diff --git a/modules/ipaddresses/ipinfo/widget.go b/modules/ipaddresses/ipinfo/widget.go
index 1454d987..0cc2a494 100644
--- a/modules/ipaddresses/ipinfo/widget.go
+++ b/modules/ipaddresses/ipinfo/widget.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, settings *Settings) *Widget {
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	widget.ipinfo()
 
-	widget.TextWidget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.result, false)
+	widget.TextWidget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.result, false)
 }
 
 //this method reads the config and calls ipinfo for ip information
diff --git a/modules/jenkins/widget.go b/modules/jenkins/widget.go
index 01f1b018..f6ca5298 100644
--- a/modules/jenkins/widget.go
+++ b/modules/jenkins/widget.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	widget.view = view
 
 	if err != nil {
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, err.Error(), true)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, err.Error(), true)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Render() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s: [red]%s", widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.view.Name)
+	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s: [red]%s", widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.view.Name)
 
 	widget.Redraw(title, widget.contentFrom(widget.view), false)
 }
diff --git a/modules/jira/widget.go b/modules/jira/widget.go
index 362e3fc1..77054475 100644
--- a/modules/jira/widget.go
+++ b/modules/jira/widget.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 
 	if err != nil {
 		widget.result = nil
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, err.Error(), true)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, err.Error(), true)
 		return
 	}
 	widget.result = searchResult
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Render() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	str := fmt.Sprintf("%s- [green]%s[white]", widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.settings.projects)
+	str := fmt.Sprintf("%s- [green]%s[white]", widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.settings.projects)
 
 	widget.Redraw(str, widget.contentFrom(widget.result), false)
 }
diff --git a/modules/logger/widget.go b/modules/logger/widget.go
index 89972514..b67b2e16 100644
--- a/modules/logger/widget.go
+++ b/modules/logger/widget.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 
 	logLines := widget.tailFile()
 
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.contentFrom(logLines), false)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.contentFrom(logLines), false)
 }
 
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
diff --git a/modules/mercurial/display.go b/modules/mercurial/display.go
index 0baaae23..18b1a45d 100644
--- a/modules/mercurial/display.go
+++ b/modules/mercurial/display.go
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import (
 func (widget *Widget) display() {
 	repoData := widget.currentData()
 	if repoData == nil {
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, " Mercurial repo data is unavailable ", false)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, " Mercurial repo data is unavailable ", false)
 		return
 	}
 
-	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - [green]%s[white]", widget.CommonSettings.Title, repoData.Repository)
+	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - [green]%s[white]", widget.CommonSettings().Title, repoData.Repository)
 
 	_, _, width, _ := widget.View.GetRect()
 	str := widget.settings.common.SigilStr(len(widget.Data), widget.Idx, width) + "\n"
diff --git a/modules/nbascore/widget.go b/modules/nbascore/widget.go
index 0a74388f..c13ddb8e 100644
--- a/modules/nbascore/widget.go
+++ b/modules/nbascore/widget.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, settings *Settings) *
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.nbascore(), false)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.nbascore(), false)
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) HelpText() string {
diff --git a/modules/newrelic/widget.go b/modules/newrelic/widget.go
index edd1b764..90de8b5a 100644
--- a/modules/newrelic/widget.go
+++ b/modules/newrelic/widget.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	}
 
 	var content string
-	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - [green]%s[white]", widget.CommonSettings.Title, appName)
+	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - [green]%s[white]", widget.CommonSettings().Title, appName)
 	wrap := false
 	if depErr != nil {
 		wrap = true
diff --git a/modules/opsgenie/widget.go b/modules/opsgenie/widget.go
index 96fee2af..69f1c23b 100644
--- a/modules/opsgenie/widget.go
+++ b/modules/opsgenie/widget.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 		content = widget.contentFrom(data)
 	}
 
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, content, wrap)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, content, wrap)
 }
 
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
diff --git a/modules/pagerduty/widget.go b/modules/pagerduty/widget.go
index eebf411b..47d0ebec 100644
--- a/modules/pagerduty/widget.go
+++ b/modules/pagerduty/widget.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 		content = widget.contentFrom(onCalls, incidents)
 	}
 
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, content, wrap)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, content, wrap)
 }
 
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
diff --git a/modules/power/widget.go b/modules/power/widget.go
index 5e9a4175..394c0d48 100644
--- a/modules/power/widget.go
+++ b/modules/power/widget.go
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	content += "\n"
 	content += widget.Battery.String()
 
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, content, true)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, content, true)
 }
diff --git a/modules/rollbar/widget.go b/modules/rollbar/widget.go
index ad055181..20151093 100644
--- a/modules/rollbar/widget.go
+++ b/modules/rollbar/widget.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, err.Error(), true)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, err.Error(), true)
 		return
 	}
 	widget.items = &items.Results
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Render() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - %s", widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.settings.projectName)
+	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - %s", widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.settings.projectName)
 	widget.Redraw(title, widget.contentFrom(widget.items), false)
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/security/widget.go b/modules/security/widget.go
index 79d8cd45..8dbaa873 100644
--- a/modules/security/widget.go
+++ b/modules/security/widget.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	data := NewSecurityData()
 	data.Fetch()
 
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.contentFrom(data), false)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.contentFrom(data), false)
 }
 
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
diff --git a/modules/spotify/widget.go b/modules/spotify/widget.go
index 966ed40f..17493e08 100644
--- a/modules/spotify/widget.go
+++ b/modules/spotify/widget.go
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ func (w *Widget) render() {
 	} else {
 		content = w.createOutput()
 	}
-	w.Redraw(w.CommonSettings.Title, content, true)
+	w.Redraw(w.CommonSettings().Title, content, true)
 }
 
 func (w *Widget) createOutput() string {
-	output := wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]Now %v [white]\n", w.Info.Status), w.Width())
-	output += wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]Title:[white] %v\n ", w.Info.Title), w.Width())
-	output += wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]Artist:[white] %v\n", w.Info.Artist), w.Width())
-	output += wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]%v:[white] %v\n", w.Info.TrackNumber, w.Info.Album), w.Width())
+	output := wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]Now %v [white]\n", w.Info.Status), w.CommonSettings().Width)
+	output += wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]Title:[white] %v\n ", w.Info.Title), w.CommonSettings().Width)
+	output += wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]Artist:[white] %v\n", w.Info.Artist), w.CommonSettings().Width)
+	output += wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]%v:[white] %v\n", w.Info.TrackNumber, w.Info.Album), w.CommonSettings().Width)
 	return output
 }
diff --git a/modules/spotifyweb/widget.go b/modules/spotifyweb/widget.go
index 53fbf6b7..ca47a9c8 100644
--- a/modules/spotifyweb/widget.go
+++ b/modules/spotifyweb/widget.go
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ func (w *Widget) refreshSpotifyInfos() error {
 func (w *Widget) Refresh() {
 	err := w.refreshSpotifyInfos()
 	if err != nil {
-		w.Redraw(w.CommonSettings.Title, err.Error(), true)
+		w.Redraw(w.CommonSettings().Title, err.Error(), true)
 	} else {
-		w.Redraw(w.CommonSettings.Title, w.createOutput(), false)
+		w.Redraw(w.CommonSettings().Title, w.createOutput(), false)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -169,14 +169,14 @@ func (widget *Widget) HelpText() string {
 }
 
 func (w *Widget) createOutput() string {
-	output := wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]Now %v [white]\n", w.Info.Status), w.Width())
-	output += wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]Title:[white] %v\n", w.Info.Title), w.Width())
-	output += wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]Artist:[white] %v\n", w.Info.Artists), w.Width())
-	output += wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]Album:[white] %v\n", w.Info.Album), w.Width())
+	output := wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]Now %v [white]\n", w.Info.Status), w.CommonSettings().Width)
+	output += wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]Title:[white] %v\n", w.Info.Title), w.CommonSettings().Width)
+	output += wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]Artist:[white] %v\n", w.Info.Artists), w.CommonSettings().Width)
+	output += wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]Album:[white] %v\n", w.Info.Album), w.CommonSettings().Width)
 	if w.playerState.ShuffleState {
-		output += wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]Shuffle:[white] on\n"), w.Width())
+		output += wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]Shuffle:[white] on\n"), w.CommonSettings().Width)
 	} else {
-		output += wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]Shuffle:[white] off\n"), w.Width())
+		output += wtf.CenterText(fmt.Sprintf("[green]Shuffle:[white] off\n"), w.CommonSettings().Width)
 	}
 	return output
 }
diff --git a/modules/status/widget.go b/modules/status/widget.go
index 5482cbe4..24614897 100644
--- a/modules/status/widget.go
+++ b/modules/status/widget.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, settings *Settings) *Widget {
 /* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.animation(), false)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.animation(), false)
 }
 
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
diff --git a/modules/system/widget.go b/modules/system/widget.go
index d3f249b9..ac9b2263 100644
--- a/modules/system/widget.go
+++ b/modules/system/widget.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 		"Build",
 		widget.systemInfo.BuildVersion,
 	)
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, content, false)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, content, false)
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) prettyDate() string {
diff --git a/modules/todo/display.go b/modules/todo/display.go
index 9d083ab0..43df353e 100644
--- a/modules/todo/display.go
+++ b/modules/todo/display.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) display() {
 	newList.SetSelectedByItem(widget.list.SelectedItem())
 	widget.SetList(newList)
 
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, str, false)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, str, false)
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) formattedItemLine(idx int, item *checklist.ChecklistItem, selectedItem *checklist.ChecklistItem, maxLen int) string {
diff --git a/modules/transmission/display.go b/modules/transmission/display.go
index b3ff04ba..5c642c30 100644
--- a/modules/transmission/display.go
+++ b/modules/transmission/display.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) contentFrom(data []*transmissionrpc.Torrent) string {
 
 func (widget *Widget) display() {
 	content := widget.contentFrom(widget.torrents)
-	widget.ScrollableWidget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, content, false)
+	widget.ScrollableWidget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, content, false)
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) prettyTorrentName(name string) string {
diff --git a/modules/transmission/widget.go b/modules/transmission/widget.go
index c31be5e8..5211dd5a 100644
--- a/modules/transmission/widget.go
+++ b/modules/transmission/widget.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	torrents, err := widget.Fetch()
 	if err != nil {
 		widget.SetItemCount(0)
-		widget.ScrollableWidget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, err.Error(), false)
+		widget.ScrollableWidget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, err.Error(), false)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/travisci/widget.go b/modules/travisci/widget.go
index 13bac723..f145b48b 100644
--- a/modules/travisci/widget.go
+++ b/modules/travisci/widget.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	builds, err := BuildsFor(widget.settings.apiKey, widget.settings.pro)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, err.Error(), true)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, err.Error(), true)
 		return
 	}
 	widget.builds = builds
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Render() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - Builds", widget.CommonSettings.Title)
+	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - Builds", widget.CommonSettings().Title)
 	widget.Redraw(title, widget.contentFrom(widget.builds), false)
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/trello/widget.go b/modules/trello/widget.go
index 4f63d2cc..5e29b33f 100644
--- a/modules/trello/widget.go
+++ b/modules/trello/widget.go
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	wrap := false
 	if err != nil {
 		wrap = true
-		title = widget.CommonSettings.Title
+		title = widget.CommonSettings().Title
 		content = err.Error()
 	} else {
 		widget.View.SetWrap(false)
 		title = fmt.Sprintf(
 			"[white]%s: [green]%s ",
-			widget.CommonSettings.Title,
+			widget.CommonSettings().Title,
 			widget.settings.board,
 		)
 		content = widget.contentFrom(searchResult)
diff --git a/modules/unknown/widget.go b/modules/unknown/widget.go
index 8232aa7a..77090b3a 100644
--- a/modules/unknown/widget.go
+++ b/modules/unknown/widget.go
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, settings *Settings) *Widget {
 /* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	content := fmt.Sprintf("Widget %s and/or type %s does not exist", widget.Name(), widget.CommonSettings.Module.Type)
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, content, true)
+	content := fmt.Sprintf("Widget %s and/or type %s does not exist", widget.Name(), widget.CommonSettings().Module.Type)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, content, true)
 }
diff --git a/modules/victorops/widget.go b/modules/victorops/widget.go
index d0d8622c..924102fa 100644
--- a/modules/victorops/widget.go
+++ b/modules/victorops/widget.go
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	teams, err := Fetch(widget.settings.apiID, widget.settings.apiKey)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, err.Error(), true)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, err.Error(), true)
 	} else {
 		widget.teams = teams
-		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.contentFrom(widget.teams), true)
+		widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.contentFrom(widget.teams), true)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/weatherservices/prettyweather/widget.go b/modules/weatherservices/prettyweather/widget.go
index a88b209d..8645ba60 100644
--- a/modules/weatherservices/prettyweather/widget.go
+++ b/modules/weatherservices/prettyweather/widget.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, settings *Settings) *Widget {
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	widget.prettyWeather()
 
-	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.result, false)
+	widget.Redraw(widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.result, false)
 }
 
 //this method reads the config and calls wttr.in for pretty weather
diff --git a/modules/weatherservices/weather/display.go b/modules/weatherservices/weather/display.go
index 1659612b..377a4b70 100644
--- a/modules/weatherservices/weather/display.go
+++ b/modules/weatherservices/weather/display.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) display() {
 		err += " Weather data is unavailable: no weather data\n"
 	}
 
-	title := widget.CommonSettings.Title
+	title := widget.CommonSettings().Title
 	setWrap := false
 
 	var content string
diff --git a/modules/zendesk/widget.go b/modules/zendesk/widget.go
index 30700976..f8702539 100644
--- a/modules/zendesk/widget.go
+++ b/modules/zendesk/widget.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
 
 func (widget *Widget) Render() {
-	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s (%d)", widget.CommonSettings.Title, widget.result.Count)
+	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s (%d)", widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.result.Count)
 	widget.Redraw(title, widget.textContent(widget.result.Tickets), false)
 }
 
diff --git a/wtf/bargraph.go b/wtf/bargraph.go
index faf13f4e..5374ed10 100644
--- a/wtf/bargraph.go
+++ b/wtf/bargraph.go
@@ -11,18 +11,16 @@ import (
 
 //BarGraph lets make graphs
 type BarGraph struct {
-	enabled   bool
-	focusable bool
-	key       string
-	maxStars  int
-	name      string
-	starChar  string
+	commonSettings *cfg.Common
+	enabled        bool
+	focusable      bool
+	key            string
+	maxStars       int
+	name           string
+	starChar       string
 
 	RefreshInt int
 	View       *tview.TextView
-	settings   *cfg.Common
-
-	Position
 }
 
 type Bar struct {
@@ -34,22 +32,15 @@ type Bar struct {
 // NewBarGraph initialize your fancy new graph
 func NewBarGraph(app *tview.Application, name string, settings *cfg.Common, focusable bool) BarGraph {
 	widget := BarGraph{
-		enabled:    settings.Enabled,
-		focusable:  focusable,
-		maxStars:   settings.Config.UInt("graphStars", 20),
-		name:       settings.Title,
-		starChar:   settings.Config.UString("graphIcon", "|"),
-		RefreshInt: settings.RefreshInterval,
-		settings:   settings,
+		enabled:        settings.Enabled,
+		focusable:      focusable,
+		maxStars:       settings.Config.UInt("graphStars", 20),
+		name:           settings.Title,
+		starChar:       settings.Config.UString("graphIcon", "|"),
+		RefreshInt:     settings.RefreshInterval,
+		commonSettings: settings,
 	}
 
-	widget.Position = NewPosition(
-		settings.Position.Top,
-		settings.Position.Left,
-		settings.Position.Width,
-		settings.Position.Height,
-	)
-
 	widget.View = widget.addView()
 	widget.View.SetChangedFunc(func() {
 		app.Draw()
@@ -60,10 +51,14 @@ func NewBarGraph(app *tview.Application, name string, settings *cfg.Common, focu
 
 func (widget *BarGraph) BorderColor() string {
 	if widget.Focusable() {
-		return widget.settings.Colors.BorderFocusable
+		return widget.commonSettings.Colors.BorderFocusable
 	}
 
-	return widget.settings.Colors.BorderNormal
+	return widget.commonSettings.Colors.BorderNormal
+}
+
+func (widget *BarGraph) CommonSettings() *cfg.Common {
+	return widget.commonSettings
 }
 
 func (widget *BarGraph) Disable() {
@@ -86,12 +81,6 @@ func (widget *BarGraph) FocusChar() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-// IsPositionable returns TRUE if the widget has valid position parameters, FALSE if it has
-// invalid position parameters (ie: cannot be placed onscreen)
-func (widget *BarGraph) IsPositionable() bool {
-	return widget.Position.IsValid()
-}
-
 func (widget *BarGraph) Key() string {
 	return widget.key
 }
@@ -120,22 +109,6 @@ func (widget *BarGraph) ConfigText() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-/* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
-
-func (widget *BarGraph) addView() *tview.TextView {
-	view := tview.NewTextView()
-
-	view.SetBackgroundColor(ColorFor(widget.settings.Colors.Background))
-	view.SetBorder(true)
-	view.SetBorderColor(ColorFor(widget.BorderColor()))
-	view.SetDynamicColors(true)
-	view.SetTitle(widget.Name())
-	view.SetTitleColor(ColorFor(widget.settings.Colors.Title))
-	view.SetWrap(false)
-
-	return view
-}
-
 // BuildBars will build a string of * to represent your data of [time][value]
 // time should be passed as a int64
 func (widget *BarGraph) BuildBars(data []Bar) {
@@ -188,4 +161,18 @@ func BuildStars(data []Bar, maxStars int, starChar string) string {
 	return buffer.String()
 }
 
-/* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
+/* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
+
+func (widget *BarGraph) addView() *tview.TextView {
+	view := tview.NewTextView()
+
+	view.SetBackgroundColor(ColorFor(widget.commonSettings.Colors.Background))
+	view.SetBorder(true)
+	view.SetBorderColor(ColorFor(widget.BorderColor()))
+	view.SetDynamicColors(true)
+	view.SetTitle(widget.Name())
+	view.SetTitleColor(ColorFor(widget.commonSettings.Colors.Title))
+	view.SetWrap(false)
+
+	return view
+}
diff --git a/wtf/display.go b/wtf/display.go
index 02c5d54f..27931950 100644
--- a/wtf/display.go
+++ b/wtf/display.go
@@ -29,16 +29,12 @@ func (display *Display) add(widget Wtfable) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if !widget.IsPositionable() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	display.Grid.AddItem(
 		widget.TextView(),
-		widget.Top(),
-		widget.Left(),
-		widget.Height(),
-		widget.Width(),
+		widget.CommonSettings().Top,
+		widget.CommonSettings().Left,
+		widget.CommonSettings().Height,
+		widget.CommonSettings().Width,
 		0,
 		0,
 		false,
diff --git a/wtf/enabler.go b/wtf/enabler.go
index cdf2894d..e72ca9df 100644
--- a/wtf/enabler.go
+++ b/wtf/enabler.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package wtf
 type Enabler interface {
 	Disabled() bool
 	Enabled() bool
-	IsPositionable() bool
 
 	Disable()
 }
diff --git a/wtf/focus_tracker.go b/wtf/focus_tracker.go
index 27829181..c2987f2a 100644
--- a/wtf/focus_tracker.go
+++ b/wtf/focus_tracker.go
@@ -192,11 +192,14 @@ func (tracker *FocusTracker) focusables() []Wtfable {
 
 	// Sort for deterministic ordering
 	sort.SliceStable(focusable[:], func(i, j int) bool {
-		if focusable[i].Top() < focusable[j].Top() {
+		iTop := focusable[i].CommonSettings().Top
+		jTop := focusable[j].CommonSettings().Top
+
+		if iTop < jTop {
 			return true
 		}
-		if focusable[i].Top() == focusable[j].Top() {
-			return focusable[i].Left() < focusable[j].Left()
+		if iTop == jTop {
+			return focusable[i].CommonSettings().Left < focusable[j].CommonSettings().Left
 		}
 		return false
 	})
diff --git a/wtf/position.go b/wtf/position.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 18e8fc9e..00000000
--- a/wtf/position.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-package wtf
-
-type Position struct {
-	top    int
-	left   int
-	width  int
-	height int
-}
-
-func NewPosition(top, left, width, height int) Position {
-	pos := Position{
-		top:    top,
-		left:   left,
-		width:  width,
-		height: height,
-	}
-
-	return pos
-}
-
-func (pos *Position) IsValid() bool {
-	if pos.height < 1 || pos.left < 0 || pos.top < 0 || pos.width < 1 {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return true
-}
-
-func (pos *Position) Height() int {
-	return pos.height
-}
-
-func (pos *Position) Left() int {
-	return pos.left
-}
-
-func (pos *Position) Top() int {
-	return pos.top
-}
-
-func (pos *Position) Width() int {
-	return pos.width
-}
diff --git a/wtf/scrollable.go b/wtf/scrollable.go
index 8fe7c9a0..22d84fd6 100644
--- a/wtf/scrollable.go
+++ b/wtf/scrollable.go
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ func (widget *ScrollableWidget) GetSelected() int {
 
 func (widget *ScrollableWidget) RowColor(idx int) string {
 	if widget.View.HasFocus() && (idx == widget.Selected) {
-		return widget.CommonSettings.DefaultFocusedRowColor()
+		return widget.CommonSettings().DefaultFocusedRowColor()
 	}
 
-	return widget.CommonSettings.RowColor(idx)
+	return widget.CommonSettings().RowColor(idx)
 }
 
 func (widget *ScrollableWidget) Next() {
diff --git a/wtf/text_widget.go b/wtf/text_widget.go
index 54488955..bdb14ec3 100644
--- a/wtf/text_widget.go
+++ b/wtf/text_widget.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type TextWidget struct {
+	commonSettings  *cfg.Common
 	enabled         bool
 	focusable       bool
 	focusChar       string
@@ -17,14 +18,11 @@ type TextWidget struct {
 	app             *tview.Application
 
 	View *tview.TextView
-
-	CommonSettings *cfg.Common
-	Position
 }
 
 func NewTextWidget(app *tview.Application, commonSettings *cfg.Common, focusable bool) TextWidget {
 	widget := TextWidget{
-		CommonSettings: commonSettings,
+		commonSettings: commonSettings,
 
 		app:             app,
 		enabled:         commonSettings.Enabled,
@@ -34,13 +32,6 @@ func NewTextWidget(app *tview.Application, commonSettings *cfg.Common, focusable
 		refreshInterval: commonSettings.RefreshInterval,
 	}
 
-	widget.Position = NewPosition(
-		commonSettings.Position.Top,
-		commonSettings.Position.Left,
-		commonSettings.Position.Width,
-		commonSettings.Position.Height,
-	)
-
 	widget.View = widget.addView()
 
 	return widget
@@ -50,10 +41,14 @@ func NewTextWidget(app *tview.Application, commonSettings *cfg.Common, focusable
 
 func (widget *TextWidget) BorderColor() string {
 	if widget.Focusable() {
-		return widget.CommonSettings.Colors.BorderFocusable
+		return widget.commonSettings.Colors.BorderFocusable
 	}
 
-	return widget.CommonSettings.Colors.BorderNormal
+	return widget.commonSettings.Colors.BorderNormal
+}
+
+func (widget *TextWidget) CommonSettings() *cfg.Common {
+	return widget.commonSettings
 }
 
 func (widget *TextWidget) ContextualTitle(defaultStr string) string {
@@ -84,12 +79,6 @@ func (widget *TextWidget) FocusChar() string {
 	return widget.focusChar
 }
 
-// IsPositionable returns TRUE if the widget has valid position parameters, FALSE if it has
-// invalid position parameters (ie: cannot be placed onscreen)
-func (widget *TextWidget) IsPositionable() bool {
-	return widget.Position.IsValid()
-}
-
 func (widget *TextWidget) Name() string {
 	return widget.name
 }
@@ -120,7 +109,7 @@ func (widget *TextWidget) Redraw(title, text string, wrap bool) {
 }
 
 func (widget *TextWidget) HelpText() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("\n  There is no help available for widget %s", widget.CommonSettings.Module.Type)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("\n  There is no help available for widget %s", widget.commonSettings.Module.Type)
 }
 
 func (widget *TextWidget) ConfigText() string {
@@ -132,10 +121,10 @@ func (widget *TextWidget) ConfigText() string {
 func (widget *TextWidget) addView() *tview.TextView {
 	view := tview.NewTextView()
 
-	view.SetBackgroundColor(ColorFor(widget.CommonSettings.Colors.Background))
+	view.SetBackgroundColor(ColorFor(widget.commonSettings.Colors.Background))
 	view.SetBorderColor(ColorFor(widget.BorderColor()))
-	view.SetTextColor(ColorFor(widget.CommonSettings.Colors.Text))
-	view.SetTitleColor(ColorFor(widget.CommonSettings.Colors.Title))
+	view.SetTextColor(ColorFor(widget.commonSettings.Colors.Text))
+	view.SetTitleColor(ColorFor(widget.commonSettings.Colors.Title))
 
 	view.SetBorder(true)
 	view.SetDynamicColors(true)
diff --git a/wtf/widget_validation.go b/wtf/widget_validation.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36f03123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wtf/widget_validation.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package wtf
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/logrusorgru/aurora"
+)
+
+// ValidateWidgets rolls through all the enabled widgets and looks for configuration errors.
+// If it finds any it stringifies them, writes them to the console, and kills the app gracefully
+func ValidateWidgets(widgets []Wtfable) {
+	var errStr string
+	hasErrors := false
+
+	for _, widget := range widgets {
+		var widgetErrStr string
+
+		for _, val := range widget.CommonSettings().Validations() {
+			if val.HasError() {
+				hasErrors = true
+				widgetErrStr += fmt.Sprintf(" - %s\t%s %v\n", val, aurora.Red("Error:"), val.Error())
+			}
+		}
+
+		if widgetErrStr != "" {
+			errStr += fmt.Sprintf(
+				"%s\n",
+				fmt.Sprintf(
+					"%s in %s configuration",
+					aurora.Red("Errors"),
+					aurora.Yellow(
+						fmt.Sprintf(
+							"%s.position",
+							widget.Name(),
+						),
+					),
+				),
+			)
+
+			errStr += widgetErrStr + "\n"
+		}
+	}
+
+	if hasErrors {
+		fmt.Println()
+		fmt.Printf(errStr)
+
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/wtf/widget_validator.go b/wtf/widget_validator.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e61675b6..00000000
--- a/wtf/widget_validator.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-package wtf
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"log"
-)
-
-// Check that all the loaded widgets are valid for display
-func ValidateWidgets(widgets []Wtfable) (bool, error) {
-	result := true
-	var err error
-
-	for _, widget := range widgets {
-		if widget.Enabled() && !widget.IsPositionable() {
-			errStr := fmt.Sprintf("Widget config has invalid values: %s", widget.Name())
-			log.Fatalln(errStr)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return result, err
-}
diff --git a/wtf/wtfable.go b/wtf/wtfable.go
index 29dd2ff8..3be156dd 100644
--- a/wtf/wtfable.go
+++ b/wtf/wtfable.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package wtf
 
 import (
+	"github.com/wtfutil/wtf/cfg"
+
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 )
 
@@ -9,16 +11,13 @@ type Wtfable interface {
 	Scheduler
 
 	BorderColor() string
+	ConfigText() string
 	FocusChar() string
 	Focusable() bool
+	HelpText() string
 	Name() string
 	SetFocusChar(string)
 	TextView() *tview.TextView
-	HelpText() string
-	ConfigText() string
 
-	Height() int
-	Left() int
-	Top() int
-	Width() int
+	CommonSettings() *cfg.Common
 }