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Whether finger picking or using a pick, I use a guide finger... I let my pinkie barely rest on the pickguard just below the bottom string. Doing this gives me a reference point and eventually you'll know right were each string is.  If finger picking it's also helpful to designate a string to a certain finger. I use my thumb for the bass note of the chord and sometimes the string under that depending on the chord and pattern, my pointer gets the d string, middle gets the g string, ring finger gets the b string. Sometimes I use the ring for the e as well and sometimes I'll pull the pinkie I use as an anchor... It just depends on the piece.   

Work at it slowly and accurately. Trying to go too fast just causes you to hit the wrong string and everytime you do that you're teaching that finger to hit the wrong string. Muscle memory works both ways so be sure to hit it right and then work on building up speed.

Also you said you're watching the fretboard. I'd recommend trying to break that habit. If you're depending on your eyes to find the string you're not really going to build good muscle memory.  Try practicing some in the dark, it really helps to break the habit of watching the fretboard.

Just some thoughts...

Sideways by Citizen Cope http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8cMy-Jmoso  Great song and oh so easy to play

No good with Faces by Jack Johnson  & Living in the Moment (I think that's the title)   by Mason Jennings

It relaxes me man. If I'm home and the honey does are caught up or she's just not pushing me to hard at the moment to do them, then more than likely I'm doodling on a guitar... Most Sundays I relax and play most of the day anyway... Right now I'm fumbling through Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straights... Been messing around with it since I heard you play it at the campfire

I'm not religous but am respectful of it and I always judge what I type by that...  If I wouldn't say it in a church, I don't say it here...  However chordie does have a censoring feature and most unacceptable language has been cataloged. So if someone tries to post a word that's been deemed unfit it is changed automatically when the post is made.

Ripple by The Grateful Dead, Don't Look Back in Anger by Oasis,  Freshman by Verve Pipe,, Ain't No Reason by Brett Dennen, Wednesday Morning by Slackstring, La Mar by The Beautiful Girls (I've told my wife this tune is to be played at my funeral), Opportunity by Pete Murray... Time to rest the fingers a minute or two

Go to your profile and select "Personal"...  Once there you'll see a section labeled "title" you can insert your own or leave it blank to use the forum default

LOL  I don't Know either...lol  I just wanted a change and it's the first thing that came to mind I was in a rare state last night...lol  Okay, well maybe it's not so "rare".

"Orange Sky" by Alexi Murdoch   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XymNd2JyS68

Beautiful tune in it's simplicity! Really, if you've never heard it, I'd recommend lending it an ear!

Chords and video tutorial here if anyone is interseted... http://chordie.com/chord.pere/www.beave … t=14591174

This it???

Here you go dude

Different strings do have different tensions... Even in the same brand they are different... For instance martin marquee lights have less tension then standard martins of the same diameter. I have a tension chart posted somewhere in Guitars and Accesories that lists the most popular brands and their tensions when strung to pitch... I'll see if I can find it and post a link here for ya.