diff --git a/bumblebee/config.py b/bumblebee/config.py
index a494566..ef7a4c7 100644
--- a/bumblebee/config.py
+++ b/bumblebee/config.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class Config(object):
         self._raw = args
         self._parser = self._parser()
         self._indent = " "*4
+        self._store = {}
 
         if len(args) == 0:
             self._parser.print_help()
@@ -24,6 +25,20 @@ class Config(object):
         if self._args.list:
             self._parser.exit()
 
+    def getstore(self, name, default=None):
+        if not name in self._store:
+            self._store[name] = default
+        return self._store.get(name, default)
+
+    def store(self, name, value):
+        self._store[name] = value
+
+    def increase(self, name, limit, default):
+        self._store[name] += 1
+        if self._store[name] >= limit:
+            self._store[name] = default
+        return self._store[name]
+
     def parameter(self, name, default):
         # TODO
         return default
diff --git a/bumblebee/theme.py b/bumblebee/theme.py
index 0568260..90aeba4 100644
--- a/bumblebee/theme.py
+++ b/bumblebee/theme.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ def themes():
 
 class Theme:
     def __init__(self, config):
+        self._config = config
         with open("{}/{}.json".format(getpath(), config.theme())) as f:
             self._data = json.load(f)
         self._defaults = self._data.get("defaults", {})
@@ -18,16 +19,14 @@ class Theme:
         self.begin()
 
     def begin(self):
-        self._cycleidx = 0
+        self._config.store("theme.cycleidx", 0)
         self._cycle = self._cycles[0] if len(self._cycles) > 0 else {}
         self._background = [ None, None ]
 
     def next_widget(self):
         self._background[1] = self._background[0]
-        self._cycleidx += 1
-        if self._cycleidx >= len(self._cycles):
-            self._cycleidx = 0
-        self._cycle = self._cycles[self._cycleidx] if len(self._cycles) > self._cycleidx else {}
+        idx = self._config.increase("theme.cycleidx", len(self._cycles), 0)
+        self._cycle = self._cycles[idx] if len(self._cycles) > idx else {}
 
     def prefix(self, widget):
         return self._get(widget, "prefix")
@@ -80,9 +79,10 @@ class Theme:
         value = state_theme.get(name, value)
 
         if type(value) is list:
-            # if the value is a list, cycle through it
-            # TODO
-            pass
+            key = "{}{}".format(repr(widget), value)
+            idx = self._config.getstore(key, 0)
+            self._config.increase(key, len(value), 0)
+            value = value[idx]
 
         return value