diff --git a/source/toy_bucket.h b/source/toy_bucket.h
index 90db8cc..8e42bdf 100644
--- a/source/toy_bucket.h
+++ b/source/toy_bucket.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // - It can only expand until it is freed
 // - It cannot be copied around within RAM
 // - It cannot allocate more memory than it has capacity
-// If each of these rules are followed, the bucket is actually more efficient than any other option
+// If each of these rules are followed, this is actually more efficient than other options
 
 //a custom allocator
 typedef struct Toy_Bucket {  //32 | 64 BITNESS
@@ -20,27 +20,37 @@ TOY_API Toy_Bucket* Toy_allocateBucket(unsigned int capacity);
 TOY_API void* Toy_partitionBucket(Toy_Bucket** bucketHandle, unsigned int amount);
 TOY_API void Toy_freeBucket(Toy_Bucket** bucketHandle);
 
-//some useful sizes, could be swapped out as needed
-#ifndef TOY_BUCKET_TINY
-#define TOY_BUCKET_TINY (1024 * 2)
+//standard capacity sizes
+#ifndef TOY_BUCKET_1KB
+#define TOY_BUCKET_1KB (1 << 10)
 #endif
 
-#ifndef TOY_BUCKET_SMALL
-#define TOY_BUCKET_SMALL (1024 * 4)
+#ifndef TOY_BUCKET_2KB
+#define TOY_BUCKET_2KB (1 << 11)
 #endif
 
-#ifndef TOY_BUCKET_MEDIUM
-#define TOY_BUCKET_MEDIUM (1024 * 8)
+#ifndef TOY_BUCKET_4KB
+#define TOY_BUCKET_4KB (1 << 12)
 #endif
 
-#ifndef TOY_BUCKET_LARGE
-#define TOY_BUCKET_LARGE (1024 * 16)
+#ifndef TOY_BUCKET_8KB
+#define TOY_BUCKET_8KB (1 << 13)
 #endif
 
-#ifndef TOY_BUCKET_HUGE
-#define TOY_BUCKET_HUGE (1024 * 32)
+#ifndef TOY_BUCKET_16KB
+#define TOY_BUCKET_16KB (1 << 14)
 #endif
 
+#ifndef TOY_BUCKET_32KB
+#define TOY_BUCKET_32KB (1 << 15)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef TOY_BUCKET_64KB
+#define TOY_BUCKET_64KB (1 << 16)
+#endif
+
+//CPU L1 caches tend to be 64kb, but that's far from guaranteed
 #ifndef TOY_BUCKET_IDEAL
-#define TOY_BUCKET_IDEAL (TOY_BUCKET_HUGE - sizeof(Toy_Bucket))
+#define TOY_BUCKET_IDEAL (TOY_BUCKET_64KB - sizeof(Toy_Bucket))
 #endif
+
diff --git a/source/toy_vm.c b/source/toy_vm.c
index d450b20..d8aed0e 100644
--- a/source/toy_vm.c
+++ b/source/toy_vm.c
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ void Toy_bindVMToModule(Toy_VM* vm, unsigned char* module) {
 		vm->stringBucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_IDEAL);
 	}
 	if (vm->scopeBucket == NULL) {
-		vm->scopeBucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_SMALL);
+		vm->scopeBucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_IDEAL);
 	}
 	if (vm->stack == NULL) {
 		vm->stack = Toy_allocateStack();
diff --git a/tests/cases/test_value.c b/tests/cases/test_value.c
index 4759334..6aabda1 100644
--- a/tests/cases/test_value.c
+++ b/tests/cases/test_value.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ int test_value_creation(void) {
 	//test creating strings
 	{
 		//setup
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_SMALL);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_IDEAL);
 
 		Toy_Value greeting = TOY_VALUE_FROM_STRING(Toy_createString(&bucket, "Hello world!"));
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ int test_value_copying(void) {
 	//test string copy
 	{
 		//setup
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_SMALL);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_IDEAL);
 
 		Toy_Value original = TOY_VALUE_FROM_STRING(Toy_createString(&bucket, "Hello world!"));
 		Toy_Value result = Toy_copyValue(original);
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ int test_value_equality(void) {
 	//again with strings
 	{
 		//setup
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_SMALL);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_IDEAL);
 
 		Toy_Value answer = TOY_VALUE_FROM_STRING(Toy_createString(&bucket, "poe wrote on both"));
 		Toy_Value question = TOY_VALUE_FROM_STRING(Toy_createString(&bucket, "why is a raven like a writing desk?"));
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ int test_value_comparison(void) {
 	//again with strings
 	{
 		//setup
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_SMALL);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_IDEAL);
 
 		Toy_Value answer = TOY_VALUE_FROM_STRING(Toy_createString(&bucket, "poe wrote on both"));
 		Toy_Value question = TOY_VALUE_FROM_STRING(Toy_createString(&bucket, "why is a raven like a writing desk?"));
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ int test_value_stringify(void) {
 	//stringify null
 	{
 		//setup
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_SMALL);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_IDEAL);
 		Toy_Value value = TOY_VALUE_FROM_NULL();
 
 		//run
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ int test_value_stringify(void) {
 	//stringify boolean (true)
 	{
 		//setup
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_SMALL);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_IDEAL);
 		Toy_Value value = TOY_VALUE_FROM_BOOLEAN(true);
 
 		//run
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ int test_value_stringify(void) {
 	//stringify boolean (false)
 	{
 		//setup
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_SMALL);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_IDEAL);
 		Toy_Value value = TOY_VALUE_FROM_BOOLEAN(false);
 
 		//run
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ int test_value_stringify(void) {
 	//stringify integer
 	{
 		//setup
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_SMALL);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_IDEAL);
 		Toy_Value value = TOY_VALUE_FROM_INTEGER(42);
 
 		//run
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ int test_value_stringify(void) {
 	//stringify float
 	{
 		//setup
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_SMALL);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_IDEAL);
 		Toy_Value value = TOY_VALUE_FROM_FLOAT(3.1415f);
 
 		//run
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ int test_value_stringify(void) {
 	//stringify strings
 	{
 		//setup
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_SMALL);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_IDEAL);
 
 		Toy_Value value = TOY_VALUE_FROM_STRING(Toy_createString(&bucket, "Hello world!"));
 		Toy_String* string = Toy_stringifyValue(&bucket, value);
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ int test_value_stringify(void) {
 	//stringify array
 	{
 		//setup
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_SMALL);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_IDEAL);
 
 		//setup
 		Toy_Array* array = Toy_resizeArray(NULL, TOY_ARRAY_INITIAL_CAPACITY);