So I shouldn't prune or trim it for now? Just get it in new soil? worry about triming it in Spring? Maybe? Just making sure I understand. If you have the time tools and material available to re pot in a new soil why wait ? The old soil isn't doing your plant any favors it's probably getting more hydrophobic and compacting both would allow watering a harder task to handle when your plant is in an ideal growing and in need of watering. Some of us will re-pot plants in off times and in less than ideal growing conditions as an act of reassurance for our plants to have over all better growing health. I cant see the roots but if they where looking good in size and health chances are greater that I would split it up into two or three sized pots. Splitting up a plant while re-potting and pruning are different it's not my intentions to confuse you or other readers. If me I wouldn't prune right now Spring pruning is possible but for you to decide when spring gets here. You could prune it if you felt it needed pruning but chances are you might not have to prune it. Consider if you do prune in spring which is or isn't to soon wouldn't cause any major harm.

We have a few addicts in our family. You probably know these things, but in case you don't... The first things drugs do is destroy a person's conscience. Right and wrong mean nothing to an addict--they only care about finding the money for their next fix. Addicts lie. MOST of the time. NO ONE can 'fix' an addict or their relationship with one. As long as you're trying to help him (paying for life's essentials, letting him get away with abusing you, etc), YOU are keeping him an addict. Most addicts really don't change. The few who do usually do so only after they've totally hit rock bottom. Helping him as you are, is keeping him from deciding to get the real help he needs. Look, as the others have said, YOU cannot fix this problem. All you really can do is save yourself. Get out. Take some time to heal, and find a real man, who truly loves you, and won't abuse you physically, verbally and financially. And just in case those words don't help you make up your mind--are you prepared to go to jail for this man? If the police find drugs in the car while YOU'RE driving it, YOU could be charged with the crime. And do you really believe this guy would step up and claim ownership of them to get you out of trouble? I doubt it. Whatever else you decide to do, please start squirrelling money away for the legal fees you no doubt will be paying sometime in the future, because one or the other of you will probably need to be bailed out and defended at some point

The floorboards are pointing directly at the problem: water coming in at the door. In the very first pic, the floor looks humped up about 4ft to the left of the door, too. Under a window I think. On the 5" piece of free flooring by the door, what is that extra goop (silicone caulk) under the outsid-facing end? Has the door been replaced since the flooring was laid? It looks like something a door installer could have done when confronted with a lesser buckle in the floor, but obvs. it didn't help. Casey

We built a home that had a fireplace and no glass doors. No wood smell at all, except once in a while if the fire wasn't roaring and the wind was blowing, it could send some smoke smell into the room. Maybe post here. I've posted a few times regarding my wood stove and there are some very knowledgeable and helpful people. I suspect the same would be true regarding fireplace questions. I hope you find the cause. Hearth.com