IPod 5th Gen going for new battery: backup tips/tricks/warnings?

Hello everyone:
I have had my iPod 5th generation for 3 years or more; over the past 9 months or so the battery has been struggling to hold a charge. It has gotten to a point where even using all the tips for extending the battery life, I can only play about 5 to 8 songs before it dies completely and needs a recharge. It will usually show as being completely charged after 10-15 minutes (using a wall charger or a USB port makes no difference); if I use it at that point or leave it on the charger for 24 hours, it makes no difference.
I've been saving for and planning on getting an iPhone, but it has not happened yet, so tonight I bit the bullet and made plans to send my little buddy in to have the battery replaced. I understand that, when I get the device back, I will need to re-load all of my music onto it.
I have my iPod synched to my laptop, with all of my music from home saved to the hard drive there. I have also turned on home sharing, so I can share with my home desktop. (Both machines run Windows 7.) I am looking for advice/suggestions/warnings/tips to make sure I have everything saved and backed up properly, so that I can plug the device in and re-synch it when I get it back without losing anything. Any thoughts are welcome, be it in the form of a note here or a link to something I should read before I get the little sucker bubble-wrapped and shipped out!
Thanks in advance for any help,
Emmie

See if y missed anything hee:
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