My wife says that about me too.
Use a magic marker on the rough edges so you can see where you are at in terms of the grind. .
don't stop the grind till you get the whole side sharpened, that is, make certain that the grind on one side of the blade actually goes until it meets the grind on the other side of the blade.
You can usually see this by looking at the edge itself with a sharp light system. A dull or not fully ground edge will look silver. You won't see the edge if you did the grind far enough.
Make certain your stones are flat. If they are worn out and curved, forget getting the sharpest blade you can.
After you get the grind right, start using finer grade abrasives and go softly.
There is at least one "sharpen along" posted in the "how to" section.
ChuckC