Nicole makes very good sense if that is at all possible. Do as much 'preliminary' packing as possible INSIDE your bedroom quietly, and move small valubles to a safe place.

One thing you 'might' do is get a camera and take snapshots of the areas of house and garage where your stuff is stored...just in case you need to remember/document what is there....sometimes YOU don't miss things until much later. (I lost some valuble books in a similar circumstance once)