[Zeke]

Put the lights on any lighting circuit but not the kitchen circuits (you need at least 5 to come close to modern code). Everything in the kitchen and laundry has to be GFCI. Lighting, no, but AFCI nowadays (I doubt you'll do that but I did in my 1930 Spanish Revival.

As stated you don't want to be in the dark while looking for the tripped GFCI. 2 circuits will provide enough amps for the average 1500 sq ft home lighting. The baths are an exception. Wall power is at a premium these days as opposed to 72 years ago. You need more receptacles than what the minimum is in the code.

For instance, I put 2-gang duplex recp's on the master bed wall behind the bed and across the room for TV, ect. I have 2-gang on the kitchen counter as well instead of a single duplex every 4' as required (and on any wall measuring more than 24" so that no point on the countertop is more than 24 inches away from a receptacle).