diff --git a/src/Autoload/Global.gd b/src/Autoload/Global.gd
index de69a1ae6..1edc67239 100644
--- a/src/Autoload/Global.gd
+++ b/src/Autoload/Global.gd
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ var palette_panel : PalettePanel
 var error_dialog : AcceptDialog
 var quit_dialog : ConfirmationDialog
 var quit_and_save_dialog : ConfirmationDialog
+var notification_label_node = preload("res://src/UI/NotificationLabel.tscn")
 
 onready var current_version : String = ProjectSettings.get_setting("application/config/Version")
 
-
 func _ready() -> void:
 	randomize()
 	if OS.get_name() == "OSX":
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 
 
 func notification_label(text : String) -> void:
-	var notification : Label = load("res://src/UI/NotificationLabel.tscn").instance()
+	var notification : Label = notification_label_node.instance()
 	notification.text = tr(text)
 	notification.rect_position = Vector2(70, OS.window_size.y - animation_timeline.rect_size.y - 20)
 	notification.theme = control.theme
diff --git a/src/Classes/Project.gd b/src/Classes/Project.gd
index 1f1c4a21f..ffca16c85 100644
--- a/src/Classes/Project.gd
+++ b/src/Classes/Project.gd
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ var was_exported := false
 var frame_button_node = preload("res://src/UI/Timeline/FrameButton.tscn")
 var layer_button_node = preload("res://src/UI/Timeline/LayerButton.tscn")
 var cel_button_node = preload("res://src/UI/Timeline/CelButton.tscn")
+var animation_tag_node = preload("res://src/UI/Timeline/AnimationTagUI.tscn")
 
 
 func _init(_frames := [], _name := tr("untitled"), _size := Vector2(64, 64)) -> void:
@@ -564,7 +565,7 @@ func animation_tags_changed(value : Array) -> void:
 
 	for tag in animation_tags:
 		var tag_base_size = Global.animation_timeline.cel_size + 3
-		var tag_c : Container = load("res://src/UI/Timeline/AnimationTagUI.tscn").instance()
+		var tag_c : Container = animation_tag_node.instance()
 		Global.tag_container.add_child(tag_c)
 		tag_c.tag = tag
 		var tag_position : int = Global.tag_container.get_child_count() - 1
diff --git a/src/Palette/PalettePanel.gd b/src/Palette/PalettePanel.gd
index b6d9de740..0e9ccf2f1 100644
--- a/src/Palette/PalettePanel.gd
+++ b/src/Palette/PalettePanel.gd
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ var edited_swatch_index = -1
 
 onready var palette_select := $PaletteVBoxContainer/PaletteButtons/PaletteSelect
 onready var add_palette_button := $PaletteVBoxContainer/PaletteButtons/AddPalette
-onready var palette_grid := $PaletteVBoxContainer/SwatchesContainer/PaletteScroll/HBoxContainer/CenterContainer/HBoxContainer/PaletteGrid
+onready var palette_grid := find_node("PaletteGrid")
 onready var palette_scroll := $PaletteVBoxContainer/SwatchesContainer/PaletteScroll
 
 onready var add_color_button := $PaletteVBoxContainer/SwatchesContainer/ColorButtons/AddColor
diff --git a/src/UI/BrushButton.gd b/src/UI/BrushButton.gd
index 1363c7a7f..12c7ee7be 100644
--- a/src/UI/BrushButton.gd
+++ b/src/UI/BrushButton.gd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 extends BaseButton
 
 
-var brush := Brushes.Brush.new()
+var brush = Global.brushes_popup.Brush.new()
 
 
 func _on_BrushButton_pressed() -> void:
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ func _on_BrushButton_pressed() -> void:
 
 
 func _on_DeleteButton_pressed() -> void:
-	if brush.type != Brushes.CUSTOM:
+	if brush.type != Global.brushes_popup.CUSTOM:
 		return
 
 	Global.brushes_popup.remove_brush(self)
 
 
 func _on_BrushButton_mouse_entered() -> void:
-	if brush.type == Brushes.CUSTOM:
+	if brush.type == Global.brushes_popup.CUSTOM:
 		$DeleteButton.visible = true
 
 
 func _on_BrushButton_mouse_exited() -> void:
-	if brush.type == Brushes.CUSTOM:
+	if brush.type == Global.brushes_popup.CUSTOM:
 		$DeleteButton.visible = false
diff --git a/src/UI/BrushesPopup.gd b/src/UI/BrushesPopup.gd
index 07685c09e..96a1b69f2 100644
--- a/src/UI/BrushesPopup.gd
+++ b/src/UI/BrushesPopup.gd
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static func get_default_brush() -> Brush:
 
 
 static func create_button(image : Image) -> Node:
-	var button : BaseButton = load("res://src/UI/BrushButton.tscn").instance()
+	var button : BaseButton = preload("res://src/UI/BrushButton.tscn").instance()
 	var tex := ImageTexture.new()
 	tex.create_from_image(image, 0)
 	button.get_child(0).texture = tex
diff --git a/src/UI/PatternButton.gd b/src/UI/PatternButton.gd
index 5847acf7d..f7f684d81 100644
--- a/src/UI/PatternButton.gd
+++ b/src/UI/PatternButton.gd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 extends BaseButton
 
 
-var pattern := Patterns.Pattern.new()
+var pattern = Global.patterns_popup.Pattern.new()
 
 
 func _on_PatternButton_pressed() -> void:
diff --git a/src/UI/PatternsPopup.gd b/src/UI/PatternsPopup.gd
index 1c7e09bb9..6a612f5c0 100644
--- a/src/UI/PatternsPopup.gd
+++ b/src/UI/PatternsPopup.gd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func select_pattern(pattern : Pattern) -> void:
 
 
 static func create_button(image : Image) -> Node:
-	var button : BaseButton = load("res://src/UI/PatternButton.tscn").instance()
+	var button : BaseButton = preload("res://src/UI/PatternButton.tscn").instance()
 	var tex := ImageTexture.new()
 	tex.create_from_image(image, 0)
 	button.get_child(0).texture = tex