My secret’s out… how I turned a forgotten Etsy listing into a $1.7 million business It was 2016. I was a military spouse in limbo again, this time heading to San Diego with no job and no clear path forward. I was walking dogs, house sitting, selling jewelry on eBay… just trying to keep money coming in. Then I listed a floral letter I made for our wedding on Etsy and completely forgot about it. Two months later, it sold. That one forgotten listing changed my entire life. It became the foundation